Urvashi & Radha Ravi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Urvashi and Radha Ravi appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1984 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sivalinga (2017 — 7.7/10). Films span Vai Pandhal (1984) through Sivalinga (2017).
The Urvashi & Radha Ravi partnership
After 21 years apart, they came back together for Sivalinga (2017). They didn't share a set between 1996 and 2017. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Vai Pandhal (1984) to Sivalinga (2017). Sivalinga is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Vai Pandhal; the 2010s to Sivalinga. Urvashi acted in every film; Radha Ravi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Vai Pandhal (1984), was a low-budget village drama that almost didn't happen. Radha Ravi was a last-minute replacement after the original actor walked out over payment issues. Urvashi, already a rising star, agreed to reshoot her scenes with him — and that's how their on-screen partnership began.
- In Sivalinga (2017), Urvashi played Radha Ravi's wife — a full 33 years after they first acted together. What made it work: Radha Ravi's booming, theatrical style forced Urvashi to dial down her natural comic energy, creating a quieter, more grounded performance that critics called her most mature in years.
- Despite the 33-year gap between their first and last film together, Urvashi and Radha Ravi never once shared a meal off-set. Radha Ravi was famously strict about not socializing with co-stars during shoots. Urvashi once joked in an interview: 'We only ever met in front of the camera. He was a ghost to me off it.'
- Their only hit together, Sivalinga (2017), directly revived the 'ghost-comedy' genre in Tamil cinema. After its success, at least three similar horror-comedies were greenlit in the next year — including the 2018 film 'Kalakalappu 2', which copied the exact 'spirit-possessed wife' setup from their film.
- Radha Ravi on working with Urvashi in Sivalinga: 'She is the only actress who made me forget my lines. I would just watch her perform and lose track of my dialogue. That's how powerful she is.' — from a 2017 press meet for the film.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 1.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Sivalinga (7.7/10).
- Vai Pandhal
- Vetri Vinayagar0
- Sivalinga
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 33 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Sivalinga, Radha Ravi kept going for 42 more films; Urvashi stepped back.
Before Vai Pandhal, Urvashi had starred in 2 films, including Mundhanai Mudichu (1983) and Apoorva Sahodarigal (1983).
After Sivalinga, Urvashi went on to appear in 19 more films, including Veetla Vishesham (2022) and Raju Gari Gadhi - 3 (2019).
Before Vai Pandhal, Radha Ravi had starred in 7 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Poikkal Kudhirai (1983).
After Sivalinga, Radha Ravi went on to appear in 42 more films, including Ratsasan (2018) and Server Sundaram (2020).
Collaboration Journey
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