Suriya & Madhan Bob Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suriya and Madhan Bob appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1997 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Friends (2001 — 6.4/10). Films span Nerrukku Ner (1997) through Friends (2001).
The Suriya & Madhan Bob partnership
From Nerrukku Ner (1997) to Friends (2001). The played out closed with Friends in 2001. It started with Nerrukku Ner (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Poovellam Kettuppar; the 2000s to Friends. Suriya acted in every film; Madhan Bob acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Poovellam Kettuppar
- Nerrukku Ner
- Friends
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Nerrukku Ner was Suriya's acting debut.
After Friends, Suriya went on to appear in 41 more films, including Jai Bhim (2021) and Sarfira (2024).
Before Nerrukku Ner, Madhan Bob had starred in 16 films, including Udan Pirappu (1993) and Poove Unakkaga (1996).
After Friends, Madhan Bob went on to appear in 43 more films, including Kalasal (2019) and Ethir Neechal (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Suriya & Madhan Bob's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Karan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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