Kishore & Kalaiyarasan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-21 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kishore and Kalaiyarasan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2016 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sarpatta Parambarai (2021 — 8.3/10). Films span Kabali (2016) through Sarpatta Parambarai (2021).
The Kishore & Kalaiyarasan partnership
One film towers over the rest: Sarpatta Parambarai at 8.3/10. From Kabali (2016) to Sarpatta Parambarai (2021). It started with Kabali (2016).
Sarpatta Parambarai is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Kabali; the 2020s to Sarpatta Parambarai. Kishore acted in every film; Kalaiyarasan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Sarpatta Parambarai (8.3/10).
- Kabali
- Sarpatta Parambarai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Kabali, Kishore had starred in 27 films, including Aadukalam (2011) and Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009).
After Sarpatta Parambarai, Kishore went on to appear in 19 more films, including Viduthalai (2023) and Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022).
Before Kabali, Kalaiyarasan had starred in 7 films, including Nandalala (2010) and Madras (2014).
After Sarpatta Parambarai, Kalaiyarasan went on to appear in 19 more films, including Thandakaaranyam (2025) and Vaazhai (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kishore & Kalaiyarasan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
John Vijay is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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