R. Parthiban & Prabhu Deva Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. Parthiban and Prabhu Deva appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1999 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ninaithathu Yaaro (2014 — 5.5/10). Films span Suyamvaram (1999) through Ninaithathu Yaaro (2014).
The R. Parthiban & Prabhu Deva partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for Ninaithathu Yaaro (2014). They didn't share a set between 2000 and 2014. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Suyamvaram (1999) to Ninaithathu Yaaro (2014). It started with Suyamvaram (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Suyamvaram; the 2010s to Ninaithathu Yaaro. R. Parthiban acted in every film; Prabhu Deva acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Suyamvaram
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- Ninaithathu Yaaro
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
By the time of Suyamvaram, both already had careers — R. Parthiban with 26 films, Prabhu Deva with 12.
Before Suyamvaram, R. Parthiban had starred in 26 films, including Anbulla Rajinikanth (1984) and Thalattu Padava (1990).
After Ninaithathu Yaaro, R. Parthiban went on to appear in 27 more films, including Otha Seruppu Size 7 (2019) and Otha Seruppu Size 7 (2019).
Before Suyamvaram, Prabhu Deva had starred in 12 films, including Kaathala Kaathala (1998) and Minsara Kanavu (1997).
After Ninaithathu Yaaro, Prabhu Deva went on to appear in 35 more films, including Poikkal Kudhirai (2022) and Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
S. A. Rajkumar is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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