Nithya Menen & A. R. Rahman Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nithya Menen and A. R. Rahman appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2015 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mersal (2017 — 7.7/10). Films span OK Kanmani (2015) through Mersal (2017).
The Nithya Menen & A. R. Rahman partnership
From OK Kanmani (2015) to Mersal (2017). Mersal is the one most viewers reach for. It started with OK Kanmani (2015).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Nithya Menen actor, A. R. Rahman music composer, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Mersal
- OK Kanmani
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
When they first worked together, Nithya Menen had 12 films behind them; A. R. Rahman had 166. After Mersal, A. R. Rahman kept going for 38 more films; Nithya Menen stepped back.
Before OK Kanmani, Nithya Menen had starred in 12 films, including Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (2013) and Ala Modalaindi (2011).
After Mersal, Nithya Menen went on to appear in 13 more films, including RRR (2021) and Thiruchitrambalam (2022).
Before OK Kanmani, A. R. Rahman had starred in 166 films, including Indian (1996) and Indian (1996).
After Mersal, A. R. Rahman went on to appear in 38 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and Amar Singh Chamkila (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nithya Menen & A. R. Rahman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Samantha Akkineni is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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