Atlee Kumar & T. Muthuraj Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Atlee Kumar and T. Muthuraj appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2012 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mersal (2017 — 7.7/10). Films span Nanban (2012) through Mersal (2017).
The Atlee Kumar & T. Muthuraj partnership
Between 2012 and 2017, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. They saved their best for last — Mersal (7.7/10) came 5 years in. Remarkably even — every film rates between 7.0 and 7.7.
From Nanban (2012) to Mersal (2017). Mersal is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Atlee Kumar directed every film; T. Muthuraj directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 1 decade
- Mersal
- Nanban
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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
67% of Atlee Kumar's screen credits are with T. Muthuraj.
Nanban was Atlee Kumar's directorial debut.
After Mersal, Atlee Kumar went on to direct 2 more films, including Jawan (2023) and Bigil (2019).
Before Nanban, T. Muthuraj had starred in 9 films, including Angaadi Theru (2010) and Solla Marandha Kadhai (2002).
After Mersal, T. Muthuraj went on to appear in 1 more film, including 2.0 (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Atlee Kumar & T. Muthuraj's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Manobala appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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