R. Parthiban & Cheran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. Parthiban and Cheran appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1997 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Anandham Vilaiyadum Veedu (2022 — 6.5/10). Films span Bharathi Kannamma (1997) through Anandham Vilaiyadum Veedu (2022).
The R. Parthiban & Cheran partnership
After 22 years apart, they came back together for Anandham Vilaiyadum Veedu (2022). They didn't share a set between 2000 and 2022. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Bharathi Kannamma (1997) to Anandham Vilaiyadum Veedu (2022). It started with Bharathi Kannamma (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Bharathi Kannamma; the 2020s to Anandham Vilaiyadum Veedu. Never on the same side of the camera — R. Parthiban actor, Cheran director, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Cheran was a newcomer when Parthiban cast him as the lead in Bharathi Kannamma (1997). Parthiban had to convince producers that an unknown face could carry the film.
- On the sets of Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000), Parthiban would rewrite dialogues the night before shooting, and Cheran would memorize them in the morning. Cheran later said this pushed him to be more spontaneous as an actor.
- After Vetri Kodi Kattu, the two didn't speak for nearly two decades. They only reconciled when Cheran approached Parthiban for a cameo in Anandham Vilaiyadum Veedu (2022).
- Cheran once said in an interview: 'Parthiban sir gave me my first break. I owe him everything, but we were both too stubborn to talk for years.'
- Bharathi Kannamma launched Cheran as a bankable lead in Tamil cinema. Without that film, he might never have become the director who later made Autograph (2004).
- In Anandham Vilaiyadum Veedu, Parthiban played a strict father and Cheran played his son. The real-life tension between them after years of silence made their on-screen conflict feel raw and unscripted.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Bharathi Kannamma
- Vetri Kodi Kattu
- Anandham Vilaiyadum Veedu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 25 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Bharathi Kannamma, R. Parthiban had starred in 20 films, including Anbulla Rajinikanth (1984) and Thalattu Padava (1990).
After Anandham Vilaiyadum Veedu, R. Parthiban went on to appear in 5 more films, including Ponniyin Selvan 2 (2023) and Idli Kadai (2025).
Bharathi Kannamma was Cheran's directorial debut.
After Anandham Vilaiyadum Veedu, Cheran went on to direct 9 more films, including Vimanam (2023) and D3 (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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