Raadhika Sarathkumar & Sarath Babu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Raadhika Sarathkumar and Sarath Babu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1982 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was Metti (1982 — 7.4/10). Films span Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal (1982) through Puthiya Aatchi (1995).
The Raadhika Sarathkumar & Sarath Babu partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Puthiya Aatchi (1995). They didn't share a set between 1982 and 1995. From Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal (1982) to Puthiya Aatchi (1995).
Metti is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal (1982).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Metti; the 1990s to Puthiya Aatchi. Raadhika Sarathkumar acted in every film; Sarath Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal (1982), director S. A. Chandrasekhar paired them because he wanted two fresh faces who could cry on cue. Raadhika had just debuted; Sarath Babu was a Telugu import. They both auditioned the same day and broke down in the same scene — Chandrasekhar locked them on the spot.
- In Metti (1982), Raadhika set the emotional pace in every confrontation scene. Sarath Babu would watch her first take, then match her intensity beat-for-beat. He later admitted she made him a better actor because she never gave the same reading twice — he had to stay alert.
- During the shoot of Metti, Raadhika and Sarath Babu shared a house in Kodambakkam for three months. They cooked together, rehearsed lines at midnight, and became so close that the unit called them 'the twins'. They drifted apart after Puthiya Aatchi (1995) and haven't spoken since.
- Puthiya Aatchi (1995) was the last film for both of them as a pair. But the film's supporting actor, a then-unknown Vijay, got his first major break because Raadhika recommended him to the director after he impressed her on set. She told Sarath Babu, 'This boy will be bigger than both of us.'
- Sarath Babu once said in a 1996 interview: 'Raadhika is the only co-star who made me forget my lines. Not because she distracted me — because she was so real in the scene that I stopped acting and just reacted.'
- They almost didn't work together a third time. For Puthiya Aatchi (1995), the producer wanted a bigger name opposite Raadhika. She refused to sign unless Sarath Babu was cast. She told the producer, 'He doesn't need a bigger name. He needs a better script.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Metti (7.4/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Metti
- Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal0
- Puthiya Aatchi0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal, both already had careers — Raadhika Sarathkumar with 14 films, Sarath Babu with 18.
Before Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal, Raadhika Sarathkumar had starred in 14 films, including Niram Maaratha Pookkal (1979) and Kizhake Pogum Rail (1978).
After Puthiya Aatchi, Raadhika Sarathkumar went on to appear in 35 more films, including Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013) and Dharma Durai (2016).
Before Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal, Sarath Babu had starred in 18 films, including Nenjathai Killadhe (1980) and Mullum Malarum (1978).
After Puthiya Aatchi, Sarath Babu went on to appear in 41 more films, including Shirdi Sai (2012) and Por Thozhil (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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