Dhanush & Mayilsamy Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Dhanush and Mayilsamy appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2005 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (2006 — 6.8/10). Films span Devathayai Kanden (2005) through Kutty (2010).
The Dhanush & Mayilsamy partnership
From Devathayai Kanden (2005) to Kutty (2010). It started with Devathayai Kanden (2005).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam; the 2010s to Kutty. Dhanush acted in every film; Mayilsamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam
- Devathayai Kanden
- Kutty
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
After Kutty, Mayilsamy kept going for 80 more films; Dhanush stepped back.
Before Devathayai Kanden, Dhanush had starred in 6 films, including Kadhal Kondein (2003) and Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan (2004).
After Kutty, Dhanush went on to appear in 44 more films, including Kaaka Muttai (2015) and Aadukalam (2011).
Before Devathayai Kanden, Mayilsamy had starred in 24 films, including Jayam (2003) and Vedham (2001).
After Kutty, Mayilsamy went on to appear in 80 more films, including Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) and Server Sundaram (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Dhanush & Mayilsamy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Karunas is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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