Rajendran & K. S. Ravikumar Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajendran and K. S. Ravikumar appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2016 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was 80's Buildup (2023 — 7.1/10). Films span Theri (2016) through Aranmanai 4 (2024).
The Rajendran & K. S. Ravikumar partnership
Between 2016 and 2024, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 8 years. For 8 years, a Rajendran–K. film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — 80's Buildup (7.1/10) came 7 years in.
From Theri (2016) to Aranmanai 4 (2024). Their most recent film, Aranmanai 4, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Theri; the 2020s to 80's Buildup. Rajendran acted in every film; K. S. Ravikumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Rajendran wasn't the first choice for his role in Theri (2016). K. S. Ravikumar originally wanted a different actor, but Rajendran personally lobbied for the part after reading the script — and got it.
- On the sets of Remo (2016), K. S. Ravikumar let Rajendran improvise most of his comedy lines. Rajendran would try three or four variations of a punchline, and Ravikumar would pick the one that got the crew laughing hardest.
- Aranmanai 4 (2024) became a blockbuster largely because of the comic timing between Rajendran and K. S. Ravikumar's writing. Their back-and-forth in that film directly inspired a wave of horror-comedy sequels in Tamil cinema over the next year.
- Rajendran and K. S. Ravikumar share a running joke: every time they finish a film together, Ravikumar texts Rajendran a single word — 'Next?' — and Rajendran replies with a random emoji. That emoji becomes the working title for their next project.
6 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Theri (7.0/10).
The 2020s brought 4 films together, anchored by 80's Buildup (7.1/10).
- Theri
- Remo
- 80's Buildup
- Aranmanai 4
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Theri, both already had careers — Rajendran with 23 films, K. S. Ravikumar with 50.
Before Theri, Rajendran had starred in 23 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Naan Kadavul (2009).
After Aranmanai 4, Rajendran went on to appear in 16 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Devil's Double Next Level (2025).
Before Theri, K. S. Ravikumar had starred in 50 films, including Cheran Pandiyan (1991) and Aethiree (2004).
After Aranmanai 4, K. S. Ravikumar went on to appear in 4 more films, including Dragon (2025) and School (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajendran & K. S. Ravikumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Manobala appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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