Rama Narayanan & S. A. Rajkumar Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rama Narayanan and S. A. Rajkumar appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 1987 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rajakaali Amman (2000 — 4.1/10). Films span Veeran Veluthambi (1987) through Shakalaka Baby (2002).
The Rama Narayanan & S. A. Rajkumar partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Nattupura Nayagan (1997). They didn't share a set between 1987 and 1997. 2000 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months.
They saved their best for last — Rajakaali Amman (4.1/10) came 13 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 70% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Veeran Veluthambi; the 2000s to Rajakaali Amman. Rama Narayanan directed every film; S. A. Rajkumar scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
10 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 2.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 7 films, averaging 3.7/10.
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- Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa
- Nattupura Nayagan0
- Rajakaali Amman
- Nageswari
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of S. A. Rajkumar's screen credits are with Rama Narayanan. When they first worked together, Rama Narayanan had 39 films behind them; S. A. Rajkumar had 0.
Before Veeran Veluthambi, Rama Narayanan had directed 39 films, including Sivappu Malli (1981) and Engal Kural (1985).
After Shakalaka Baby, Rama Narayanan went on to direct 6 more films, including Vizha (2013) and Kutti Pisasu (2010).
Veeran Veluthambi was S. A. Rajkumar's acting debut.
After Shakalaka Baby, S. A. Rajkumar went on to appear in 13 more films, including Priyamana Thozhi (2003) and Nava Vasantham (2007).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rama Narayanan & S. A. Rajkumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vivek is the through-line — cast on 6 of their 10 films. Vivek appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 6 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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