Karan & Deva Movies Together List — 12 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karan and Deva appeared together in 12 Tamil films between 1996 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998 — 6.5/10). Films span Kadhal Kottai (1996) through Kottai Mariamman (2001).
The Karan & Deva partnership
Between 1996 and 2001, they barely worked apart — 12 films in 5 years. 1997 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 5 years, a Karan–Deva film arrived almost every year.
From Kadhal Kottai (1996) to Kottai Mariamman (2001). The played out closed with Kottai Mariamman in 2001.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kannedhirey Thondrinal; the 2000s to Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai. Karan acted in every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
12 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 7 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 5 films, averaging 4.3/10.
- Kannedhirey Thondrinal
- Minsara Kanna
- Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai
- Vallarasu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
12 films across 5 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Karan's screen credits are with Deva. When they first worked together, Karan had 4 films behind them; Deva had 109. After Kottai Mariamman, Deva kept going for 50 more films; Karan stepped back.
Before Kadhal Kottai, Karan had starred in 4 films, including Nammavar (1994) and Rakshana (1993).
After Kottai Mariamman, Karan went on to appear in 14 more films, including Arasatchi (2004) and Uchathula Shiva (2016).
Before Kadhal Kottai, Deva had starred in 109 films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Kottai Mariamman, Deva went on to appear in 50 more films, including Virumbugiren (2002) and Engal Anna (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karan & Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manivannan is the through-line — cast on 8 of their 12 films. Manivannan appears alongside them in 8 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 6 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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