Visu & Deva Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Visu and Deva appeared together in 9 Tamil films between 1994 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Arunachalam (1997 — 6.1/10). Films span Vaa Magale Vaa (1994) through Cheena Thaana 001 (2007).
The Visu & Deva partnership
1997 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. From Vaa Magale Vaa (1994) to Cheena Thaana 001 (2007). It started with Vaa Magale Vaa (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 78% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Arunachalam; the 2000s to Maha Nadigan. Visu director in some, actor in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
9 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 7 films, averaging 4.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.0/10.
- Arunachalam
- Nesam
- Maha Nadigan
- Cheena Thaana 001
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 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 Vaa Magale Vaa, both already had careers — Visu with 46 films, Deva with 52.
Before Vaa Magale Vaa, Visu had starred in 46 films, including Veedu (1988) and Manal Kayiru (1982).
After Cheena Thaana 001, Visu went on to appear in 7 more films, including En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (2015) and Ellam Avan Seyal (2008).
Before Vaa Magale Vaa, Deva had starred in 52 films, including Pudhu Manithan (1991) and Annamalai (1992).
After Cheena Thaana 001, Deva went on to appear in 7 more films, including Aarumugam (2009) and Kutti Pisasu (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Visu & Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Delhi Ganesh appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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