Sathish & Rohini Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sathish and Rohini appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2007 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Velaikkaran (2017 — 7.2/10). Films span Onbadhu Roobai Nottu (2007) through Rajavamsam (2021).
The Sathish & Rohini partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Velaikkaran (2017). They didn't share a set between 2007 and 2017. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Onbadhu Roobai Nottu (2007) to Rajavamsam (2021). Velaikkaran is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Onbadhu Roobai Nottu; the 2020s to Rajavamsam. Sathish acted in every film; Rohini acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sathish and Rohini first worked together in Onbadhu Roobai Nottu (2007) because the director needed a pair who could pull off a raw, village-based love story without any star baggage. Neither was a big name then — they were cast precisely because they looked like real people, not movie stars.
- In Velaikkaran (2017), Rohini played Sathish's mother — but the twist is that she was only 12 years older than him in real life. She deliberately underplayed the age gap by using a heavier voice and slower movements, which made Sathish's character feel younger and more vulnerable in their scenes together.
- Between Onbadhu Roobai Nottu and Velaikkaran, Sathish and Rohini didn't speak for nearly a decade. They reconnected only when a mutual friend forced them to meet for coffee before the Velaikkaran shoot. Rohini later said that awkward coffee fixed everything.
- Rohini said about Sathish during Velaikkaran promotions: 'He was the same boy from 2007 — still nervous before every take, still asking for one more rehearsal. That never changed.'
- Their third film together, Rajavamsam (2021), was the only one where they played a married couple. The film bombed hard, but their domestic quarrel scene in the kitchen became a meme template on Tamil Twitter for 'how couples actually fight.'
3 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Velaikkaran (7.2/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Onbadhu Roobai Nottu0
- Velaikkaran
- Rajavamsam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 14 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, Sathish had 0 films behind them; Rohini had 30.
Onbadhu Roobai Nottu was Sathish's acting debut.
After Rajavamsam, Sathish went on to appear in 16 more films, including Kanam (2022) and Sattam En Kaiyil (2024).
Before Onbadhu Roobai Nottu, Rohini had starred in 30 films, including Virumaandi (2004) and Ooty (1999).
After Rajavamsam, Rohini went on to appear in 25 more films, including Court: State vs. A Nobody (2025) and Ante Sundaraniki! (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sathish & Rohini's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Thambi Ramaiah is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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