Rama Narayanan & Riyaz Khan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rama Narayanan and Riyaz Khan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2001 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kutti Pisasu (2010 — 4.5/10). Films span Nageswari (2001) through Kutti Pisasu (2010).
The Rama Narayanan & Riyaz Khan partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Kutti Pisasu (2010). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2010. From Nageswari (2001) to Kutti Pisasu (2010).
It started with Nageswari (2001).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Nageswari; the 2010s to Kutti Pisasu. Rama Narayanan directed every film; Riyaz Khan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Nageswari
- Kutti Pisasu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 9 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, Rama Narayanan had 74 films behind them; Riyaz Khan had 2.
Before Nageswari, Rama Narayanan had directed 74 films, including Sivappu Malli (1981) and Engal Kural (1985).
After Kutti Pisasu, Rama Narayanan went on to direct 2 more films, including Vizha (2013) and Arya Surya (2013).
Before Nageswari, Riyaz Khan had starred in 2 films, including Athma (1993) and Kallazhagar (1999).
After Kutti Pisasu, Riyaz Khan went on to appear in 16 more films, including 2.0 (2018) and WWW (2021).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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