Anushka Shetty & R. Rathnavelu Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anushka Shetty and R. Rathnavelu appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2014 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019 — 6.2/10). Films span Lingaa (2014) through Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019).
The Anushka Shetty & R. Rathnavelu partnership
From Lingaa (2014) to Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019). It started with Lingaa (2014).
The shape of the work
Anushka Shetty acted in every film; R. Rathnavelu shot all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
- Lingaa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Lingaa, both already had careers — Anushka Shetty with 33 films, R. Rathnavelu with 16.
Before Lingaa, Anushka Shetty had starred in 33 films, including Khaleja (2010) and Vedam (2010).
After Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, Anushka Shetty went on to appear in 4 more films, including Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty (2023) and Bāhubali: The Epic (2025).
Before Lingaa, R. Rathnavelu had starred in 16 films, including Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) and Haridas (2013).
After Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, R. Rathnavelu went on to appear in 2 more films, including Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020) and Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anushka Shetty & R. Rathnavelu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jagapathi Babu is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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