Kishore & Dhanush Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kishore and Dhanush appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2007 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aadukalam (2011 — 8.0/10). Films span Polladhavan (2007) through Vada Chennai (2018).
The Kishore & Dhanush partnership
From Polladhavan (2007) to Vada Chennai (2018). Vada Chennai (2018, 8.0/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Aadukalam is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Polladhavan (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Polladhavan; the 2010s to Aadukalam. Kishore acted in every film; Dhanush acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kishore was a stunt choreographer before he turned actor. Dhanush personally asked him to play the villain in Polladhavan (2007) after seeing his work on a fight sequence. That role launched Kishore's acting career.
- In Aadukalam (2011), Kishore played Dhanush's older brother. Their real-life age gap is just 2 years, but Kishore deliberately slowed his speech and movements on set to feel older. Dhanush matched that by playing more impulsive and restless — the contrast made their brotherhood feel real.
- During Vada Chennai (2018), Kishore and Dhanush shared a house in the fishing village where they shot for months. They cooked together, slept in the same room, and didn't speak Tamil on set — only the local Chennai dialect, to stay in character.
- Kishore once said in an interview: 'Dhanush doesn't just act with you — he fights with you in the scene. He pushes you to react for real. That's why our fights look so raw.'
- The rooftop chase in Polladhavan (2007) — choreographed by Kishore before he acted in it — became a template for Tamil action sequences. Directors started casting real stuntmen as villains after that film.
- In all three films, Kishore's character dies by Dhanush's hands. Dhanush reportedly told the director of Vada Chennai: 'Let me kill him again. It's our thing now.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Polladhavan (7.3/10).
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Aadukalam (8.0/10).
- Polladhavan
- Aadukalam
- Vada Chennai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
Polladhavan was Kishore's acting debut.
After Vada Chennai , Kishore went on to appear in 29 more films, including Sarpatta Parambarai (2021) and Viduthalai (2023).
Before Polladhavan, Dhanush had starred in 10 films, including Pudhupettai (2006) and Kadhal Kondein (2003).
After Vada Chennai , Dhanush went on to appear in 18 more films, including Asuran (2019) and Karnan (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kishore & Dhanush's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Daniel Annie Pope is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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