Prakash Raj & Radha Ravi Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and Radha Ravi appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2002 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Manithan (2016 — 7.3/10). Films span Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002) through Sathuranga Vettai 2 (2017).
The Prakash Raj & Radha Ravi partnership
They saved their best for last — Manithan (7.3/10) came 14 years in. From Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002) to Sathuranga Vettai 2 (2017). Manithan is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Saravana; the 2010s to Manithan. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Radha Ravi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In Manithan (2016), Prakash Raj played the prosecutor and Radha Ravi the defense lawyer. They never shared a single scene together — their entire clash was built through cross-examination footage cut separately. The director said they shot their arguments on different days and edited them to look like a face-off.
- Radha Ravi personally called Prakash Raj to thank him after Manithan released. Prakash Raj later said in an interview that Radha Ravi told him: 'You made my character look stronger by playing yours so quietly.'
- Yaakkai (2017) was originally offered to a different actor for Radha Ravi's role. But Prakash Raj insisted the director cast Radha Ravi, saying the film needed 'a voice that sounds like old Madras law — not a polished one.'
- Their back-to-back court dramas in 2016-17 convinced producer K. E. Gnanavel Raja to greenlight a third legal thriller with both actors — Sathuranga Vettai 2 (2017). That film later got a Hindi remake offer, though it never materialized.
- Prakash Raj on working with Radha Ravi: 'He doesn't act — he just opens his mouth and the character walks out. I had to work twice as hard to match his natural rhythm.' — from a 2017 press meet for Yaakkai.
6 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2010s brought 4 films together, anchored by Manithan (7.3/10).
- Saravana
- Kadhal Azhivathillai
- Manithan
- Vaanam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 15 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; Radha Ravi had 86.
Before Kadhal Azhivathillai, Prakash Raj had starred in 50 films, including Nila (1994) and Poomani (1996).
After Sathuranga Vettai 2, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 56 more films, including Sita Ramam (2022) and Jai Bhim (2021).
Before Kadhal Azhivathillai, Radha Ravi had starred in 86 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Vazhga! Valarga! (1987).
After Sathuranga Vettai 2, Radha Ravi went on to appear in 42 more films, including Ratsasan (2018) and Server Sundaram (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prakash Raj & Radha Ravi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Silambarasan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Silambarasan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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