Jagapathi Babu & R. Rathnavelu Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jagapathi Babu 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 Jagapathi Babu & R. Rathnavelu partnership
From Lingaa (2014) to Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019). It started with Lingaa (2014).
The shape of the work
Jagapathi Babu 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
When they first worked together, Jagapathi Babu had 53 films behind them; R. Rathnavelu had 16.
Before Lingaa, Jagapathi Babu had starred in 53 films, including Kushi Kushiga (2004) and Homam (2008).
After Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, Jagapathi Babu went on to appear in 10 more films, including Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (2021) and Salaar (2023).
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 Jagapathi Babu & R. Rathnavelu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anushka Shetty is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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