Prakash Raj & Ramesh Khanna Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and Ramesh Khanna appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2000 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Idhaya Thirudan (2006 — 5.6/10). Films span Appu (2000) through Policegiri (2013).
The Prakash Raj & Ramesh Khanna partnership
From Appu (2000) to Policegiri (2013). The work is uneven: Idhaya Thirudan (5.6) at one end, I Love You Da (1.0) at the other. It started with Appu (2000).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Idhaya Thirudan; the 2010s to Policegiri. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Ramesh Khanna acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Prakash Raj and Ramesh Khanna first shared screen space in 'Rishi' (2001) because the director wanted a fresh villain for Prakash's character. Ramesh Khanna, then a popular comedian, was cast as the sidekick — and their banter became the film's only saving grace.
- In 'Dhaya' (2002), Prakash Raj played the ruthless antagonist while Ramesh Khanna played his comic foil. The trick was simple: Prakash would deliver his lines dead serious, and Ramesh would undercut him with a deadpan reaction. No one else could make Prakash laugh mid-scene like Ramesh did.
- Their worst film together, 'I Love You Da' (2002), holds a legendary 1/10 rating — but it directly inspired a cult meme in Tamil cinema circles: the scene where Ramesh Khanna's character tries to woo a girl using Prakash Raj's villainous advice. That scene is still shared on WhatsApp groups as 'how not to flirt'.
- Off-screen, Prakash Raj and Ramesh Khanna were close friends who often stayed in the same hotel room during outdoor shoots. Ramesh once revealed that Prakash would cook basic rice and dal for both of them after pack-up, because neither trusted hotel food.
- Ramesh Khanna once said in an interview: 'Prakash Raj is the only actor who can make me forget my lines — because I'd be laughing at his improvisations. We'd have to reshoot the scene because I couldn't stop giggling.'
6 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 5 films, averaging 3.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
- Idhaya Thirudan
- Rishi
- Policegiri
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Policegiri, Prakash Raj kept going for 101 more films; Ramesh Khanna stepped back.
Before Appu, Prakash Raj had starred in 31 films, including Nila (1994) and Poomani (1996).
After Policegiri, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 101 more films, including Sita Ramam (2022) and Gabbar is Back (2015).
Before Appu, Ramesh Khanna had starred in 9 films, including Thodarum (1999) and Nee Varuvai Ena (1999).
After Policegiri, Ramesh Khanna went on to appear in 12 more films, including Kanne Kalaimaane (2019) and Aval Peyar Rajni (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prakash Raj & Ramesh Khanna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Bharadwaj is the through-line — music on 3 of their 6 films. Bharadwaj scored 3 of them.
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