Richard Rishi & Nandha Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Richard Rishi and Nandha appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2015 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Paramapadham Vilayattu (2021 — 5.5/10). Films span Adhibar (2015) through Paramapadham Vilayattu (2021).
The Richard Rishi & Nandha partnership
They saved their best for last — Paramapadham Vilayattu (5.5/10) came 6 years in. Between 2015 and 2021, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 6 years. From Adhibar (2015) to Paramapadham Vilayattu (2021).
It started with Adhibar (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Kallattam; the 2020s to Paramapadham Vilayattu. Richard Rishi acted in every film; Nandha acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Richard Rishi and Nandha first teamed up for Adhibar (2015) because the director, S. P. Rajkumar, specifically wanted two actors who looked like they could actually be brothers in real life. He cast them after seeing their similar build and jawline in a single audition room.
- In Kallattam (2016), Nandha played the intense, brooding cop while Richard Rishi played the comic-relief sidekick. Richard told a local magazine that Nandha would deliberately stay in character between takes, refusing to smile, so Richard had to improvise all his jokes on the spot to break him — and that tension made their scenes crackle.
- Paramapatham Vilaiyattu (2020) was a surprise hit in the COVID-19 lockdown period, and it directly led to a wave of low-budget, single-location thriller comedies in Tamil OTT space — at least three imitators in 2021 alone credited this film's pacing and their double-act as the template.
- During the shoot of Paramapadham Vilayattu (2021), Richard Rishi and Nandha shared a room in a budget lodge for 45 days because the producer ran out of money. They cooked their own meals and rehearsed dialogues in the bathroom at night so they wouldn't wake the crew.
- Nandha once said in a 2021 interview: 'Richard is the only actor I trust to punch me for real. We never fake a slap. If you watch our films closely, you'll see my head actually snap back.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
- Kallattam
- Adhibar
- Paramapadham Vilayattu
- Paramapatham Vilaiyattu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Adhibar, both already had careers — Richard Rishi with 19 films, Nandha with 13.
Before Adhibar, Richard Rishi had starred in 19 films, including Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara? (2012) and Yuga (2006).
After Paramapadham Vilayattu, Richard Rishi went on to appear in 2 more films, including Sila Nodigalil (2023) and Draupathi 2 (2026).
Before Adhibar, Nandha had starred in 13 films, including Eeram (2009) and Vellore Maavattam (2011).
After Paramapadham Vilayattu, Nandha went on to appear in 2 more films, including Veeramae Vaagai Soodum (2022) and Rajavum 5 Koojavum (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Richard Rishi & Nandha's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
A. L. Azhagappan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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