Sundar C. & Deva Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-16 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sundar C. and Deva appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1997 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Unnaithedi (1999 — 6.5/10). Films span Arunachalam (1997) through Azhagana Naatkal (2001).
The Sundar C. & Deva partnership
Between 1997 and 2001, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Sundar–Deva film arrived almost every year. From Arunachalam (1997) to Azhagana Naatkal (2001).
The spanned closed with Azhagana Naatkal in 2001. It started with Arunachalam (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Unnaithedi; the 2000s to Unnai Kann Theduthey. Sundar C. directed every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Unnaithedi
- Arunachalam
- Unnai Kann Theduthey
- Azhagana Naatkal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 4 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, Sundar C. had 4 films behind them; Deva had 133.
Before Arunachalam, Sundar C. had directed 4 films, including Murai Maman (1995) and Ullathai Allitha (1996).
After Azhagana Naatkal, Sundar C. went on to direct 53 more films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Naan Sirithal (2020).
Before Arunachalam, Deva had starred in 133 films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Azhagana Naatkal, Deva went on to appear in 50 more films, including Virumbugiren (2002) and Engal Anna (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sundar C. & Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Senthil is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Senthil appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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