Arvind Swamy & Rajiv Menon Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Arvind Swamy and Rajiv Menon appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1995 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadal (2013 — 5.8/10). Films span Bombay (1995) through Kadal (2013).
The Arvind Swamy & Rajiv Menon partnership
After 16 years apart, they came back together for Kadal (2013). They didn't share a set between 1997 and 2013. They saved their best for last — Kadal (5.8/10) came 18 years in.
From Bombay (1995) to Kadal (2013). It started with Bombay (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Bombay; the 2010s to Kadal. Rajiv Menon director of photography in some, director in others. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Hindi.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Bombay
- Minsara Kanavu
- Kadal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Bombay, Arvind Swamy had starred in 6 films, including Roja (1992) and Thalapathi (1991).
After Kadal, Arvind Swamy went on to appear in 15 more films, including Meiyazhagan (2024) and Thani Oruvan (2015).
Before Bombay, Rajiv Menon had starred in 2 films, including Cheluvi (1992) and Chaitanya (1990).
After Kadal, Rajiv Menon went on to appear in 9 more films, including Viduthalai (2023) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Arvind Swamy & Rajiv Menon's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. A. R. Rahman scored 3 of them. Nassar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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