Aishwarya Rajesh & Aruldoss Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Aishwarya Rajesh and Aruldoss appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2014 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dharma Durai (2016 — 7.4/10). Films span Thirudan Police (2014) through Dharma Durai (2016).
The Aishwarya Rajesh & Aruldoss partnership
From Thirudan Police (2014) to Dharma Durai (2016). Dharma Durai is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Thirudan Police (2014).
The shape of the work
Aishwarya Rajesh acted in every film; Aruldoss acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For 'Thirudan Police' (2014), director R. Kannan cast Aishwarya Rajesh first, then asked her who should play the male lead. She suggested Aruldoss, whom she had never worked with but admired from his stage work. Kannan took her word and signed him blind.
- In 'Idam Porul Eval' (2014), Aishwarya Rajesh and Aruldoss shot a key confrontation scene in one continuous take. Aruldoss later said she kept changing her dialogue delivery mid-scene, forcing him to react in real time — that raw, unscripted tension made the final cut.
- During 'Dharma Durai' (2016), Aishwarya Rajesh and Aruldoss developed a ritual: before every emotional scene, they would sit silently for two minutes, facing away from each other. Neither spoke about it — they just did it. The crew called it 'the silence game'.
- Aruldoss said in a 2017 interview: 'Aishwarya doesn't act with you — she acts at you. You have to catch her energy or you'll look dead on screen. I learned to stay alert because of her.'
- Their pairing in 'Thirudan Police' (2014) directly led to director R. Kannan casting them again in 'Dharma Durai' (2016). Kannan later said he wrote the female lead in 'Dharma Durai' specifically for Aishwarya because he wanted to see her opposite Aruldoss again — no other actor was considered.
3 films across 1 decade
- Dharma Durai
- Thirudan Police
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Thirudan Police, Aishwarya Rajesh had starred in 4 films, including Attakathi (2012) and Attakathi (2012).
After Dharma Durai, Aishwarya Rajesh went on to appear in 32 more films, including The Great Indian Kitchen (2023) and Vada Chennai (2018).
Before Thirudan Police, Aruldoss had starred in 13 films, including Thanga Meenkal (2013) and Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
After Dharma Durai, Aruldoss went on to appear in 42 more films, including Thandakaaranyam (2025) and Maharaja (2024).



Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Aishwarya Rajesh & Aruldoss's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vijay Sethupathi is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Vijay Sethupathi appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. Yuvan Shankar Raja scored 3 of them.
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