Mani Ratnam & Aishwarya Lekshmi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mani Ratnam and Aishwarya Lekshmi appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2023 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ponniyin Selvan 2 (2023 — 7.1/10). Films span Ponniyin Selvan 2 (2023) through Thug Life (2025).
The Mani Ratnam & Aishwarya Lekshmi partnership
From Ponniyin Selvan 2 (2023) to Thug Life (2025). Their most recent film, Thug Life, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. Ponniyin Selvan 2 is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Ponniyin Selvan 2 (2023).
The shape of the work
Mani Ratnam directed every film; Aishwarya Lekshmi acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Ponniyin Selvan 2
- Thug Life
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Ponniyin Selvan 2, Mani Ratnam had directed 32 films, including Bombay (1995) and Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022).
Before Ponniyin Selvan 2, Aishwarya Lekshmi had starred in 6 films, including Godse (2022) and Gargi (2022).
After Thug Life, Aishwarya Lekshmi went on to appear in 1 more film, including Gatta Kusthi 2 (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mani Ratnam & Aishwarya Lekshmi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Trisha Krishnan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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