Prakash Raj & Silambarasan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and Silambarasan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2002 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018 — 7.0/10). Films span Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002) through Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018).
The Prakash Raj & Silambarasan partnership
They saved their best for last — Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (7.0/10) came 16 years in. From Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002) to Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018). Chekka Chivantha Vaanam is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Saravana; the 2010s to Chekka Chivantha Vaanam. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Silambarasan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Saravana (2006), director K. S. Ravikumar wanted a fresh face opposite the lead. Silambarasan personally called Prakash Raj and convinced him to take the villain role, promising it would be a career-defining part. Prakash Raj agreed on one condition: Simbu had to match his intensity in every scene.
- In Vaanam (2011), Prakash Raj played a ruthless cop while Simbu played a street-smart thief. They never shared a single dialogue face-to-face until the climax. The tension was built entirely through cross-cutting and Prakash Raj's voice on the walkie-talkie — Simbu later said he felt like he was acting against a ghost until the final scene.
- During Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018), Prakash Raj would pull Simbu aside after every take and whisper notes in his ear — not about acting, but about how to handle producers and media. Simbu later called him 'my on-set life coach' in an interview. They still text each other on birthdays.
- Prakash Raj on working with Simbu in Chekka Chivantha Vaanam: 'He is the only actor who made me forget my lines because I was too busy watching him perform. I told Mani Ratnam, this boy is dangerous — in a good way.'
- Their face-off in Saravana (2006) — where Prakash Raj's character laughs while Simbu's character cries — became a meme template in Tamil meme pages around 2015. It's still used to caption 'when your boss rejects your leave request' posts.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (7.0/10).
- Saravana
- Kadhal Azhivathillai
- Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
- Vaanam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Prakash Raj had 50 films behind them; Silambarasan had 7. After Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, Prakash Raj kept going for 47 more films; Silambarasan stepped back.
Before Kadhal Azhivathillai, Prakash Raj had starred in 50 films, including Nila (1994) and Poomani (1996).
After Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 47 more films, including Sita Ramam (2022) and Jai Bhim (2021).
Before Kadhal Azhivathillai, Silambarasan had starred in 7 films, including En Thangai (1989) and Oru Vasantha Geetham (1994).
After Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, Silambarasan went on to appear in 9 more films, including Pathu Thala (2023) and Maha (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prakash Raj & Silambarasan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Radha Ravi is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Radha Ravi appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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