Sakthi Chidambaram & Deva Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sakthi Chidambaram and Deva appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2000 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Englishkaran (2005 — 6.5/10). Films span Ennamma Kannu (2000) through Viyabari (2007).
The Sakthi Chidambaram & Deva partnership
Between 2000 and 2007, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Ennamma Kannu (2000) to Viyabari (2007). It started with Ennamma Kannu (2000).
The shape of the work
Sakthi Chidambaram directed every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Englishkaran
- Viyabari
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
31% of Sakthi Chidambaram's screen credits are with Deva. When they first worked together, Sakthi Chidambaram had 2 films behind them; Deva had 212.
Before Ennamma Kannu, Sakthi Chidambaram had directed 2 films, including Jodi (1999) and Samrat (1997).
After Viyabari, Sakthi Chidambaram went on to direct 9 more films, including Rajathanthiram: The Piano (2023) and Rajadhi Raja (2009).
Before Ennamma Kannu, Deva had starred in 212 films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Viyabari, Deva went on to appear in 7 more films, including Aarumugam (2009) and Kutti Pisasu (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sakthi Chidambaram & Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vadivelu is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. Vadivelu appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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