Aravind Akash & Venkat Prabhu Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Aravind Akash and Venkat Prabhu appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2007 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chennai 600028 (2007 — 7.6/10). Films span Chennai 600028 (2007) through The Greatest of All Time (2024).
The Aravind Akash & Venkat Prabhu partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for The Greatest of All Time (2024). Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. They didn't share a set between 2016 and 2024.
From Chennai 600028 (2007) to The Greatest of All Time (2024). Their most recent film, The Greatest of All Time, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Chennai 600028; the 2020s to The Greatest of All Time. Never on the same side of the camera — Aravind Akash actor, Venkat Prabhu director, across all 4 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Venkat Prabhu cast Aravind Akash as the lead in Chennai 600028 after seeing him in a stage play. Aravind wasn't a known face then — the director bet on a theatre actor over established stars.
- On the sets of Chennai 600028, Venkat Prabhu let Aravind Akash improvise most of his dialogues. Aravind's natural, conversational style became the template for the film's tone — loose, funny, and real.
- Chennai 600028 launched a whole new wave of cricket-themed Tamil films. Without this duo's first film, you probably wouldn't have had movies like Jil Jung Juk or even the cricket subplot in Bigil.
- Aravind Akash and Venkat Prabhu have been close friends since college. They studied together at Loyola College, Chennai, and used to play street cricket — which directly inspired the first Chennai 600028.
- Venkat Prabhu once said in an interview: 'Aravind is my lucky charm. Without him, Chennai 600028 wouldn't have felt real. He brought the soul of the film.'
4 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Chennai 600028 (7.6/10).
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Chennai 600028
- Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
- Rendavathu Padam
- The Greatest of All Time
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 17 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
57% of Aravind Akash's screen credits are with Venkat Prabhu.
Before Chennai 600028, Aravind Akash had starred in 3 films, including Uyirile Kalanthathu (2000) and Sena (2003).
Before Chennai 600028, Venkat Prabhu had directed 6 films, including Dishyum (2006) and Mazhai (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Aravind Akash & Venkat Prabhu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ajay Raj is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Ajay Raj appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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