Adharvaa & Ashvin Raja Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Adharvaa and Ashvin Raja appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2012 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Eetti (2015 — 6.7/10). Films span Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (2012) through Kanithan (2016).
The Adharvaa & Ashvin Raja partnership
Between 2012 and 2016, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Adharvaa–Ashvin film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Eetti (6.7/10) came 3 years in.
From Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (2012) to Kanithan (2016). It started with Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (2012).
The shape of the work
Adharvaa acted in every film; Ashvin Raja acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Adharvaa was a newcomer when he signed Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (2012). Ashvin Raja, making his directorial debut, cast him after seeing his raw energy in a short film — no auditions, just a gut call over coffee.
- On the set of Eetti (2015), Ashvin Raja would deliberately push Adharvaa into physically grueling takes — like the mud-pit fight — because he knew Adharvaa got more aggressive and real when exhausted. Adharvaa later said that method made him feel like he was actually fighting for his life.
- During the shoot of Chandi Veeran (2015), Adharvaa broke his hand in a stunt gone wrong. Ashvin Raja personally drove him to the hospital at 2 AM and stayed the whole night. They never told the press — the crew only found out years later.
- Ashvin Raja once said in an interview: 'Adharvaa is the only actor who would call me at 3 AM to argue about a scene, and I'd still pick up because I know he's right.'
- Kanithan (2016) was the first Tamil film to cast a real-life IPS officer as a consultant for its police sequences. Ashvin Raja brought him in because Adharvaa insisted on authenticity after a bad experience with a fake prop gun on an earlier film.
- In Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (2012), Ashvin Raja deliberately wrote the romantic scenes with no rehearsal time — he wanted Adharvaa's natural awkwardness with the heroine to mirror the character's shyness. The scene where he stammers through a confession was the first take.
4 films across 1 decade
- Eetti
- Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Ashvin Raja's screen credits are with Adharvaa.
Before Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal, Adharvaa had starred in 2 films, including Baana Kaathadi (2010) and Baana Kaathadi (2010).
After Kanithan, Adharvaa went on to appear in 16 more films, including Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018) and Semma Botha Aagatha (2018).
Before Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal, Ashvin Raja had starred in 1 film, including Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010).
After Kanithan, Ashvin Raja went on to appear in 5 more films, including Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017) and Chennai 2 Bangkok (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Adharvaa & Ashvin Raja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aadukalam Naren is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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