Prakash Raj & Madhan Bob Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and Madhan Bob appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1997 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Idhaya Thirudan (2006 — 5.6/10). Films span Nandhini (1997) through Thulli Vilayadu (2013).
The Prakash Raj & Madhan Bob partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Idhaya Thirudan (2006). Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. They didn't share a set between 1997 and 2006.
From Nandhini (1997) to Thulli Vilayadu (2013). The work is uneven: Idhaya Thirudan (5.6) at one end, Nandhini (1.0) at the other.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Nerrukku Ner; the 2010s to Thulli Vilayadu. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Madhan Bob acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Prakash Raj and Madhan Bob first shared screen space in Nandhini (1997), but they barely had a scene together — Bob played a minor comic role while Prakash Raj was the villain. Their real partnership started only when director Saran cast them together in Idhaya Thirudan (2006), where Bob's comedy track was written specifically to bounce off Prakash Raj's intensity.
- In Thulli Vilayadu (2013), Prakash Raj played the strict father and Madhan Bob the bumbling sidekick. Bob later said in an interview that Prakash Raj would deliberately pause his dialogues mid-scene to let Bob's comic timing land — a rhythm they developed over just two prior films.
- Despite making only three films together across 16 years, Madhan Bob once revealed that Prakash Raj personally recommended him for a role in a 2010 TV serial when Bob was struggling for work. Prakash Raj never mentioned it publicly.
4 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Nerrukku Ner
- Nandhini
- Idhaya Thirudan
- Thulli Vilayadu
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
After Thulli Vilayadu, Prakash Raj kept going for 101 more films; Madhan Bob stepped back.
Before Nandhini, Prakash Raj had starred in 8 films, including Nila (1994) and Poomani (1996).
After Thulli Vilayadu, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 101 more films, including Sita Ramam (2022) and Gabbar is Back (2015).
Before Nandhini, Madhan Bob had starred in 16 films, including Udan Pirappu (1993) and Poove Unakkaga (1996).
After Thulli Vilayadu, Madhan Bob went on to appear in 20 more films, including Kalasal (2019) and Nagesh Thiraiyarangam (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prakash Raj & Madhan Bob's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manivannan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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