Radha Ravi & Reka Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Radha Ravi and Reka appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1988 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Muthuramalingam (2017 — 5.8/10). Films span Rasave Unnai Nambi (1988) through Dharma Prabhu (2019).
The Radha Ravi & Reka partnership
After 29 years apart, they came back together for Muthuramalingam (2017). They didn't share a set between 1988 and 2017. From Rasave Unnai Nambi (1988) to Dharma Prabhu (2019).
It started with Rasave Unnai Nambi (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Rasave Unnai Nambi; the 2010s to Muthuramalingam. Radha Ravi acted in every film; Reka acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Rasave Unnai Nambi (1988) was Radha Ravi's first film as a lead hero. Reka was already a known face. He was nervous on day one. She calmed him down by cracking a joke before the first shot. He later said that moment broke the ice for the entire shoot.
- In Muthuramalingam (2017), Radha Ravi played a stern father. Reka played his wife. The director said Radha Ravi kept forgetting his lines during their emotional scene. Reka quietly held his hand under the table and fed him the dialogue in a whisper. The take made it to the final cut.
- After Dharma Prabhu (2019) wrapped, Reka gifted Radha Ravi a silver pen. She told him it was for signing autographs for fans who still remember Rasave Unnai Nambi. He still carries it to events.
- "She is the only co-star who called me 'anna' on set and also scolded me like a younger sister when I messed up. That's rare in this industry." — Radha Ravi, in a 2019 interview about Reka.
- Their first film together, Rasave Unnai Nambi (1988), was the debut of composer Ilaiyaraaja's son Karthik Raja as a playback singer. The song 'Poothathu Poothathu' became a wedding-season staple. That track exists only because this pair's film gave Karthik Raja his break.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.4/10.
- Rasave Unnai Nambi0
- Muthuramalingam
- Dharma Prabhu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 31 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Dharma Prabhu, Radha Ravi kept going for 30 more films; Reka stepped back. By the time of Rasave Unnai Nambi, both already had careers — Radha Ravi with 24 films, Reka with 11.
Before Rasave Unnai Nambi, Radha Ravi had starred in 24 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Vazhga! Valarga! (1987).
After Dharma Prabhu, Radha Ravi went on to appear in 30 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Pichaikkaran 2 (2023).
Before Rasave Unnai Nambi, Reka had starred in 11 films, including Kadalora Kavithaigal (1986) and Punnagai Mannan (1986).
Collaboration Journey
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