Atlee Kumar & S. J. Surya Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Atlee Kumar and S. J. Surya appeared together in 2 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 & S. J. Surya partnership
From Nanban (2012) to Mersal (2017). Mersal is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Nanban (2012).
The shape of the work
Atlee Kumar directed every film; S. J. Surya acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Mersal
- Nanban
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
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, S. J. Surya had starred in 22 films, including Naani (2004) and Dishyum (2006).
After Mersal, S. J. Surya went on to appear in 16 more films, including Jigarthanda Double X (2023) and Jigarthanda Double X (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Atlee Kumar & S. J. Surya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sathyan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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