Sakthi Chidambaram & Prabhu Deva Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sakthi Chidambaram and Prabhu Deva appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2002 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Charlie Chaplin 2 (2019 — 5.5/10). Films span Charlie Chaplin (2002) through Jolly O Gymkhana (2024).
The Sakthi Chidambaram & Prabhu Deva partnership
After 17 years apart, they came back together for Charlie Chaplin 2 (2019). They didn't share a set between 2002 and 2019. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Charlie Chaplin (2002) to Jolly O Gymkhana (2024). Their most recent film, Jolly O Gymkhana, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Charlie Chaplin; the 2020s to Jolly O Gymkhana. Sakthi Chidambaram directed every film; Prabhu Deva acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Charlie Chaplin
- Charlie Chaplin 2
- Jolly O Gymkhana
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Sakthi Chidambaram's screen credits are with Prabhu Deva.
Before Charlie Chaplin, Sakthi Chidambaram had directed 3 films, including Ennamma Kannu (2000) and Jodi (1999).
Before Charlie Chaplin, Prabhu Deva had starred in 23 films, including Doubles (2000) and Time (1999).
After Jolly O Gymkhana, Prabhu Deva went on to appear in 4 more films, including Be Happy (2025) and Badass Ravi Kumar (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sakthi Chidambaram & Prabhu Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Abhirami is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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