Balu Mahendra & Senthamarai Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Balu Mahendra and Senthamarai appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1984 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (1987 — 4.4/10). Films span Neengal Kettavai (1984) through Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (1987).
The Balu Mahendra & Senthamarai partnership
From Neengal Kettavai (1984) to Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (1987). The played out closed with Rettai Vaal Kuruvi in 1987. It started with Neengal Kettavai (1984).
The shape of the work
Balu Mahendra directed every film; Senthamarai acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Rettai Vaal Kuruvi
- Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Neengal Kettavai, Balu Mahendra had directed 6 films, including Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979) and Mullum Malarum (1978).
After Rettai Vaal Kuruvi, Balu Mahendra went on to direct 12 more films, including Veedu (1988) and Vanna Vanna Pookkal (1992).
Before Neengal Kettavai, Senthamarai had starred in 24 films, including Arangetram (1973) and Shanti Nilayam (1969).
After Rettai Vaal Kuruvi, Senthamarai went on to appear in 9 more films, including Enga Ooru Kavalkaran (1988) and Guru Sishyan (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Balu Mahendra & Senthamarai's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 3 of their 3 films. Ilayaraja scored 3 of them.
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