Suriya & Riyaz Khan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suriya and Riyaz Khan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2002 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ghajini (2005 — 7.4/10). Films span Shree (2002) through Massu Engira Masilamani (2015).
The Suriya & Riyaz Khan partnership
From Shree (2002) to Massu Engira Masilamani (2015). Ghajini is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Shree (2002).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Ghajini; the 2010s to Massu Engira Masilamani. Suriya acted in every film; Riyaz Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Ghajini (7.4/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
- Ghajini
- Aadhavan
- Massu Engira Masilamani
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Shree, Suriya had starred in 8 films, including Friends (2001) and Poovellam Kettuppar (1999).
After Massu Engira Masilamani, Suriya went on to appear in 15 more films, including Jai Bhim (2021) and Sarfira (2024).
Before Shree, Riyaz Khan had starred in 4 films, including Athma (1993) and Badri (2001).
After Massu Engira Masilamani, Riyaz Khan went on to appear in 11 more films, including 2.0 (2018) and WWW (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Suriya & Riyaz Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nayantara is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Nayantara appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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