Senthil & Roja Selvamani Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Senthil and Roja Selvamani appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1994 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was Veera (1994 — 6.5/10). Films span Veera (1994) through Azhagarsamy (1999).
The Senthil & Roja Selvamani partnership
Between 1994 and 1999, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 5 years. For 5 years, a Senthil–Roja film arrived almost every year. From Veera (1994) to Azhagarsamy (1999).
The ran closed with Azhagarsamy in 1999. It started with Veera (1994).
The shape of the work
Senthil acted in every film; Roja Selvamani acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Senthil was already a well-known comedian when Roja Selvamani cast him as the lead villain in 'Veera' (1994). It was a huge gamble — audiences weren't used to seeing a comic actor play a full-on baddie. Roja bet on Senthil's range, and the film became a hit.
- On the set of 'En Aasai Rasave' (1998), Roja Selvamani would deliberately push Senthil to improvise his dialogue in real time. Senthil's natural comic timing would then force Roja to react spontaneously, creating a back-and-forth rhythm that neither could replicate with other co-stars.
- Their 1998 film 'Veeram Velanja Mannu' directly inspired a wave of rural revenge dramas in Tamil cinema over the next two years. Several low-budget directors copied its template of a lone hero taking on a corrupt village system.
- After 'Azhagarsamy' (1999) bombed hard, Senthil and Roja Selvamani stopped speaking for nearly a decade. They only reconciled at a private function in 2008, where Roja reportedly told Senthil, 'We tried something different, it just didn't click.'
- Roja Selvamani once said in a 2005 interview: 'Senthil was the only actor who could make me laugh even during a serious scene. I'd have to look away from the camera to hide my smile.'
6 films across 1 decade
- Veera
- Vallal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 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
When they first worked together, Senthil had 132 films behind them; Roja Selvamani had 6.
Before Veera, Senthil had starred in 132 films, including Ninaivu Chinnam (1989) and Uzhavan (1993).
After Azhagarsamy, Senthil went on to appear in 39 more films, including Kanne Kalaimaane (2019) and Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001).
Before Veera, Roja Selvamani had starred in 6 films, including Muta Mesthri (1993) and Rakshana (1993).
After Azhagarsamy, Roja Selvamani went on to appear in 46 more films, including Thirunelveli (2000) and Mitta Miraasu (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Senthil & Roja Selvamani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manivannan is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 6 films. Deva scored 4 of them. Manivannan appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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