Bharathiraja & Deva Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bharathiraja and Deva appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1996 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadal Pookkal (2001 — 6.4/10). Films span Tamizh Selvan (1996) through Kadal Pookkal (2001).
The Bharathiraja & Deva partnership
From Tamizh Selvan (1996) to Kadal Pookkal (2001). The ran closed with Kadal Pookkal in 2001. It started with Tamizh Selvan (1996).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Tamizh Selvan; the 2000s to Kadal Pookkal. Bharathiraja directed every film; Deva scored all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Tamizh Selvan
- Kadal Pookkal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 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, Bharathiraja had 33 films behind them; Deva had 109. After Kadal Pookkal, Deva kept going for 50 more films; Bharathiraja stepped back.
Before Tamizh Selvan, Bharathiraja had directed 33 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
After Kadal Pookkal, Bharathiraja went on to direct 25 more films, including Seethakathi (2018) and Thiruchitrambalam (2022).
Before Tamizh Selvan, Deva had starred in 109 films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Kadal Pookkal, Deva went on to appear in 50 more films, including Virumbugiren (2002) and Engal Anna (2004).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Santhana Bharathi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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