Arya & M. Rajesh Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Arya and M. Rajesh appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2009 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009 — 6.8/10). Films span Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009) through Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga (2015).
The Arya & M. Rajesh partnership
Between 2009 and 2015, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 6 years. From Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009) to Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga (2015). It started with Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Siva Manasula Sakthi; the 2010s to Boss Engira Bhaskaran. Arya acted in every film; M. Rajesh directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.8/10.
- Siva Manasula Sakthi
- Boss Engira Bhaskaran
- Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of M. Rajesh's screen credits are with Arya. After Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga, Arya kept going for 24 more films; M. Rajesh stepped back.
Before Siva Manasula Sakthi, Arya had starred in 9 films, including Vattaram (2006) and Pattiyal (2006).
After Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga, Arya went on to appear in 24 more films, including Sarpatta Parambarai (2021) and Captain (2022).
Siva Manasula Sakthi was M. Rajesh's directorial debut.
After Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga, M. Rajesh went on to direct 4 more films, including Brother (2024) and Vanakkamda Mappilei (2021).



Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Arya & M. Rajesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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