R. Parthiban & Deva Movies Together List — 13 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. Parthiban and Deva appeared together in 13 Tamil films between 1994 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Abhimanyu (1997 — 5.9/10). Films span Saregamapathani (1994) through Soori (2003).
The R. Parthiban & Deva partnership
1997 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 9 years, a R.–Deva film arrived almost every year. From Saregamapathani (1994) to Soori (2003).
The ran closed with Soori in 2003. It started with Saregamapathani (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 62% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Abhimanyu; the 2000s to Kadhal Kirukkan. R. Parthiban director in some, actor in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
13 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 8 films, averaging 4.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 5 films, averaging 4.6/10.
- Abhimanyu
- Saregamapathani
- Kadhal Kirukkan
- Vetri Kodi Kattu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
13 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, R. Parthiban had 15 films behind them; Deva had 52.
Before Saregamapathani, R. Parthiban had starred in 15 films, including Anbulla Rajinikanth (1984) and Thalattu Padava (1990).
After Soori, R. Parthiban went on to appear in 43 more films, including Otha Seruppu Size 7 (2019) and Otha Seruppu Size 7 (2019).
Before Saregamapathani, Deva had starred in 52 films, including Pudhu Manithan (1991) and Annamalai (1992).
After Soori, Deva went on to appear in 29 more films, including Engal Anna (2004) and Jore (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of R. Parthiban & Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anandaraj appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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