Dhanush & Hrishikesh Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Dhanush and Hrishikesh appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2014 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014 — 7.6/10). Films span Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014) through Velaiyilla Pattathari 2 (2017).
The Dhanush & Hrishikesh partnership
From Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014) to Velaiyilla Pattathari 2 (2017). Velaiyilla Pattathari is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014).
The shape of the work
Dhanush acted in every film; Hrishikesh acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Velaiyilla Pattathari
- Velaiyilla Pattathari 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Velaiyilla Pattathari 2, Dhanush kept going for 20 more films; Hrishikesh stepped back.
Before Velaiyilla Pattathari, Dhanush had starred in 26 films, including Aadukalam (2011) and Pudhupettai (2006).
After Velaiyilla Pattathari 2, Dhanush went on to appear in 20 more films, including Vada Chennai (2018) and Asuran (2019).
Velaiyilla Pattathari was Hrishikesh's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Dhanush & Hrishikesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amala Paul is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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