Suriya & Murali Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-20 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suriya and Murali appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1998 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aadhavan (2009 — 6.1/10). Films span Kaadhale Nimmadhi (1998) through Aadhavan (2009).
The Suriya & Murali partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Aadhavan (2009). They didn't share a set between 1998 and 2009. From Kaadhale Nimmadhi (1998) to Aadhavan (2009).
It started with Kaadhale Nimmadhi (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kaadhale Nimmadhi; the 2000s to Aadhavan. Suriya acted in every film; Murali acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
- Kaadhale Nimmadhi
- Aadhavan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 11 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, Suriya had 1 films behind them; Murali had 49. After Aadhavan, Suriya kept going for 26 more films; Murali stepped back.
Before Kaadhale Nimmadhi, Suriya had starred in 1 film, including Nerrukku Ner (1997).
After Aadhavan, Suriya went on to appear in 26 more films, including Jai Bhim (2021) and Sarfira (2024).
Before Kaadhale Nimmadhi, Murali had starred in 49 films, including Ninaivu Chinnam (1989) and Thanga Manasukkaran (1992).
After Aadhavan, Murali went on to appear in 2 more films, including Baana Kaathadi (2010) and Oru Oorla (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Suriya & Murali's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anand Babu is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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