Devayani & Deva Movies Together List — 16 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Devayani and Deva appeared together in 16 Tamil films between 1996 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was En Uyir Nee Thaane (1998 — 6.2/10). Films span Kalloori Vaasal (1996) through Samasthanam (2002).
The Devayani & Deva partnership
Between 1996 and 2002, they barely worked apart — 16 films in 6 years. 2000 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 6 years, a Devayani–Deva film arrived almost every year.
From Kalloori Vaasal (1996) to Samasthanam (2002). The played out closed with Samasthanam in 2002.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to En Uyir Nee Thaane; the 2000s to En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri. Devayani acted in every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
16 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 7 films, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 9 films, averaging 3.9/10.
- En Uyir Nee Thaane
- Kadhal Kottai
- En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri
- Vallarasu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
16 films across 6 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
44% of Devayani's screen credits are with Deva. When they first worked together, Devayani had 1 films behind them; Deva had 109. After Samasthanam, Deva kept going for 40 more films; Devayani stepped back.
Before Kalloori Vaasal, Devayani had starred in 1 film, including Thotta Chinungi (1995).
After Samasthanam, Devayani went on to appear in 19 more films, including Kiss (2025) and Naani (2004).
Before Kalloori Vaasal, Deva had starred in 109 films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Samasthanam, Deva went on to appear in 40 more films, including Engal Anna (2004) and Jore (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Devayani & Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manivannan appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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