Anushka Shetty & Nirav Shah Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anushka Shetty and Nirav Shah appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2011 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Deiva Thirumagal (2011 — 7.5/10). Films span Vaanam (2011) through Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty (2023).
The Anushka Shetty & Nirav Shah partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty (2023). They didn't share a set between 2015 and 2023. From Vaanam (2011) to Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty (2023).
Their most recent film, Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. Deiva Thirumagal is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Deiva Thirumagal; the 2020s to Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty. Anushka Shetty acted in every film; Nirav Shah shot all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 4 films together, anchored by Deiva Thirumagal (7.5/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Deiva Thirumagal
- Vaanam
- Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 12 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 Vaanam, both already had careers — Anushka Shetty with 23 films, Nirav Shah with 16.
Before Vaanam, Anushka Shetty had starred in 23 films, including Khaleja (2010) and Vedam (2010).
After Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty, Anushka Shetty went on to appear in 2 more films, including Bāhubali: The Epic (2025) and Ghaati (2025).
Before Vaanam, Nirav Shah had starred in 16 films, including Madrasapattinam (2010) and Pattiyal (2006).
After Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty, Nirav Shah went on to appear in 2 more films, including My Lord (2026) and Ranabaali (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anushka Shetty & Nirav Shah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Nassar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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