Prakash Raj & Devan Movies Together List — 5 Films

The shape of the work

The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to En Swasa Kaatre; the 2010s to Chennaiyil Oru Naal. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Devan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• They first shared screen space in En Swasa Kaatre (1999) because director S. P. Muthuraman needed a villain who could match Arvind Swamy's intensity. Prakash Raj recommended Devan, who was then a struggling character actor. That one call changed Devan's career trajectory.
• In Rishi (2001), Prakash Raj played the ruthless antagonist while Devan played a conflicted henchman. Devan later said in an interview that Prakash Raj would deliberately slow down his dialogue delivery during their scenes together, forcing Devan to hold his pauses longer — a trick that made their confrontations feel more tense.
• Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013) was a direct remake of the Malayalam hit 'Traffic'. But the Tamil version became famous for one thing: it was the first time Prakash Raj and Devan played friends instead of enemies. That shift in dynamic convinced director Rajesh M. to cast them together again in 'Oru Kal Oru Kannadi' — a film that became a surprise blockbuster.
• Between 2001 and 2013, they didn't work together at all. But Devan has said in multiple interviews that Prakash Raj would call him every time he heard Devan was struggling for work, offering to recommend him for roles. Devan never took him up on it — he wanted to earn his own place.
• Devan once told a Tamil magazine: 'Prakash Raj is the only co-star who made me feel like I was acting in a real fight, not a film fight. He would grab my collar so hard my neck hurt for days. But that's why our scenes worked.'