Who is R. Madhavan's most frequent co-actor?

Vivek has worked with R. Madhavan in 7 films (2000–2009). Their highest-rated film together is Aethiree.

What's the size of R. Madhavan's collaboration circle?

R. Madhavan has worked with 62 actors, 9 directors, and 8 music directors on GudVibe — 79 collaborators across the catalogue.

How many films have R. Madhavan and Vivek appeared in?

7 films, between 2000 and 2009. These include Alaipayuthey, Minnale, and Dumm Dumm Dumm.

What's R. Madhavan's strongest pairing?

By the composite ranking — film count, average rating, recency, and span — Deepak Dobriyal comes out on top with 4 films averaging 6.4/10.

Who is R. Madhavan's most frequent director?

Mani Ratnam has directed 4 films with R. Madhavan, starting with Alaipayuthey.

Which R. Madhavan duo has the highest average rating?

The R. Madhavan–Sharman Joshi pairing — 2 films averaging 8.0/10, with 3 Idiots (8.4) at the top.

Who has stayed in R. Madhavan's catalogue across multiple decades?

Yes — Anushka Shetty has worked with R. Madhavan across 2 decades, from 2006 to 2020. 14 other pairings also span multiple decades.

How deep is R. Madhavan's repeat-collaborator bench?

19 different collaborators have shared three or more films with R. Madhavan — a deep returning roster.

Who is R. Madhavan's earliest tracked partner?

Mani Ratnam — first paired in 2000 on Alaipayuthey.

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Co-Stars & Directors

R. Madhavan

62Co-Stars

9Directors

8Music Directors

7Films with Vivek

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R. Madhavan's collaborators

R. Madhavan's most frequent co-actor is Vivek — 7 films together. Anushka Shetty has stayed in R. Madhavan's catalogue for over a decade — a partnership that crosses decades. Sharman Joshi averages 8.0/10 across 2 films with R. Madhavan — the highest-rated active pairing.

Director Mani Ratnam has helmed 4 films with R. Madhavan (2000–2007). The catalogue runs on a revolving cast — few repeat pairings, broad spread across collaborators.

As of July 2026.

Collaborator network

Top 12 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.

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Most acclaimed pairing

R. Madhavan × Sharman Joshi

2 films·avg 8.0/10

Longest running

R. Madhavan × Anushka Shetty

14+ years·2 decades

Strongest pairings

4 of the five strongest pairings are on-screen partners — the working circle leans toward on-screen partners more than co-stars.

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7Most films with Vivek

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Top pairings compared

Vivek leads on film count, Nassar on average rating, Deepak Dobriyal on recency — the four pull ahead on different metrics.

Metric	Deepak Dobriyal	Nassar	Jimmy Shergill	Vivek
Films together	4	4	4	7
Avg rating	6.4	7.2	5.8	5.7
First	2009	2003	2002	2000
Latest	2018	2016	2015	2009
Best film	Tanu Weds Manu	Anbe Sivam	Tanu Weds Manu	Aethiree

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