Singampuli & Raj Kapoor Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Singampuli and Raj Kapoor appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2009 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Azhagiya Kanne (2023 — 7.1/10). Films span Mayandi Kudumbathar (2009) through Moothakudi (2023).
The Singampuli & Raj Kapoor partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Azhagiya Kanne (2023). They didn't share a set between 2013 and 2023. They saved their best for last — Azhagiya Kanne (7.1/10) came 14 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Mayandi Kudumbathar (2009) to Moothakudi (2023).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Mayandi Kudumbathar; the 2020s to Azhagiya Kanne. Singampuli acted in every film; Raj Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Singampuli was a writer on Goripalayam (2010) before Raj Kapoor cast him as an actor. The director saw him scribbling dialogue on set and offered him the villain role on the spot.
- In Oruvar Meethu Iruvar Sainthu (2013), Raj Kapoor deliberately slowed down his usual fast-paced dialogue delivery to match Singampuli's measured, menacing rhythm. The result was a cat-and-mouse tension that critics called the film's secret weapon.
- Singampuli and Raj Kapoor share a running joke: every time they finish a film, they bet a bottle of whiskey on who will get the next lead role first. Raj Kapoor lost the bet after Goripalayam and still owes Singampuli that bottle.
- Their 2023 film Azhagiya Kanne directly inspired a minor trend in Tamil indie cinema: casting real-life friends as on-screen rivals. At least three low-budget thrillers in 2024 copied their 'friendly enemy' dynamic.
- Raj Kapoor once said in a 2023 interview: 'Singampuli is the only actor who can make me forget my lines. He stares at me with those eyes, and I just blank out. That's why our scenes work — I'm genuinely scared.'
- In Moothakudi (2023), Singampuli improvised a 3-minute monologue about a broken clock. Raj Kapoor stayed in character and silently reacted with just his eyes. The director kept the take because it became the film's most talked-about scene.
5 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Azhagiya Kanne (7.1/10).
- Mayandi Kudumbathar
- Goripalayam
- Oruvar Meethu Iruvar Sainthu0
- Azhagiya Kanne
- Moothakudi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 14 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, Singampuli had 3 films behind them; Raj Kapoor had 37. After Moothakudi, Singampuli kept going for 20 more films; Raj Kapoor stepped back.
Before Mayandi Kudumbathar, Singampuli had starred in 3 films, including Maayavi (2005) and Kannan Varuvaan (2000).
After Moothakudi, Singampuli went on to appear in 20 more films, including Maharaja (2024) and Aranmanai 4 (2024).
Before Mayandi Kudumbathar, Raj Kapoor had starred in 37 films, including Seeman (1994) and Prem Rog (1982).
Collaboration Journey
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