Aravind Akash & Nithin Sathya Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Aravind Akash and Nithin Sathya appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2007 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chennai 600028 (2007 — 7.6/10). Films span Chennai 600028 (2007) through 90 ML (2019).
The Aravind Akash & Nithin Sathya partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings (2016). They didn't share a set between 2007 and 2016. From Chennai 600028 (2007) to 90 ML (2019).
Chennai 600028 is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Chennai 600028 (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Chennai 600028; the 2010s to Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings. Aravind Akash acted in every film; Nithin Sathya acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Venkat Prabhu cast Aravind Akash and Nithin Sathya in Chennai 600028 because he wanted real cricketers, not actors. Both were actual club-level players — Aravind was a fast bowler, Nithin a batsman. That authenticity made the film feel like a documentary of Chennai's street cricket scene.
- On the sets of Chennai 600028, Aravind Akash was the loud, hyperactive one who kept the energy up between takes. Nithin Sathya was the quiet observer who would quietly suggest a better line or a funnier reaction. Their on-screen banter as 'Ravi' and 'Karthik' was basically their real-life dynamic — one yells, the other deadpans.
- Chennai 600028 launched the entire 'friendship gang' trend in Tamil cinema. Before this, no one made a film about a group of middle-class guys just hanging out and playing cricket. After its success, every other director tried to copy that vibe — but none could replicate the real bond between Aravind and Nithin that made it work.
- Aravind Akash and Nithin Sathya have been best friends since college. They studied together at Loyola College, Chennai, and were part of the same cricket team there. When Venkat Prabhu needed actors who could actually play, he just picked two guys from his own friend circle — and they've been inseparable ever since.
- Venkat Prabhu once said in an interview: 'Aravind and Nithin are not actors who became friends. They are friends who became actors. That's why their scenes feel like real conversations, not rehearsed dialogues.'
- In 90 ML, the pair deliberately swapped their usual roles. Aravind Akash played the serious, responsible friend while Nithin Sathya played the drunk, chaotic one. It was the first time they reversed their natural dynamic — and it flopped because audiences wanted the original energy from Chennai 600028.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Chennai 600028 (7.6/10).
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
- Chennai 600028
- Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
- 90 ML
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of Nithin Sathya's screen credits are with Aravind Akash.
Before Chennai 600028, Aravind Akash had starred in 3 films, including Uyirile Kalanthathu (2000) and Sena (2003).
After 90 ML, Aravind Akash went on to appear in 5 more films, including Jigarthanda Double X (2023) and Tamilarasan (2023).
Before Chennai 600028, Nithin Sathya had starred in 2 films, including Majaa (2005) and Kalatpadai (2003).
After 90 ML, Nithin Sathya went on to appear in 2 more films, including Dhadha (2022) and Madha Gaja Raja (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Aravind Akash & Nithin Sathya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vijay Vasanth is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Vijay Vasanth appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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