Shiva & Ilavarasu Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shiva and Ilavarasu appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2012 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings (2016 — 6.8/10). Films span Kalakalappu (2012) through Naai Sekar (2022).
The Shiva & Ilavarasu partnership
From Kalakalappu (2012) to Naai Sekar (2022). It started with Kalakalappu (2012).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings; the 2020s to Naai Sekar. Shiva acted in every film; Ilavarasu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 6.2/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
- Thillu Mullu
- Naai Sekar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 10 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, Shiva had 9 films behind them; Ilavarasu had 52. After Naai Sekar, Ilavarasu kept going for 22 more films; Shiva stepped back.
Before Kalakalappu, Shiva had starred in 9 films, including Chennai 600028 (2007) and Pathinaaru (2011).
After Naai Sekar, Shiva went on to appear in 5 more films, including Kasethan Kadavulada (2023) and Parandhu Po (2025).
Before Kalakalappu, Ilavarasu had starred in 52 films, including Autograph (2004) and Meesai Madhavan (2004).
After Naai Sekar, Ilavarasu went on to appear in 22 more films, including Viduthalai (2023) and PT Sir (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shiva & Ilavarasu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Manobala appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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