Kovai Sarala & Mayilsamy Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kovai Sarala and Mayilsamy appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2001 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017 — 5.5/10). Films span Viswanathan Ramamoorthy (2001) through Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017).
The Kovai Sarala & Mayilsamy partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Ragalaipuram (2013). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2013. They saved their best for last — Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (5.5/10) came 16 years in.
From Viswanathan Ramamoorthy (2001) to Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017). It started with Viswanathan Ramamoorthy (2001).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Viswanathan Ramamoorthy; the 2010s to Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva. Kovai Sarala acted in every film; Mayilsamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Mayilsamy was the one who pushed director R. K. Selvamani to cast Kovai Sarala in Ragalaipuram (2013). He told the director she'd bring the comic timing the script needed — and she did.
- In Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017), Mayilsamy deliberately slowed down his delivery to match Kovai Sarala's rhythm. He said later that she made him pause more, which made their back-and-forth land harder.
- During the shoot of Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017), Kovai Sarala and Mayilsamy would rehearse their scenes in the van between locations. The crew said they barely needed the director's notes by the time they reached the set.
- Mayilsamy once said in an interview: 'Sarala akka doesn't just deliver lines — she listens. That's rare. When you act with her, you feel like you're in a real conversation.'
- Their pairing in Ragalaipuram (2013) convinced producer K. E. Gnanavel Raja to cast them together again in Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017). He told the press their combo was 'bankable comedy gold'.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- Viswanathan Ramamoorthy0
- Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva
- Ragalaipuram0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 16 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, Kovai Sarala had 59 films behind them; Mayilsamy had 10. After Jeyikkira Kuthira, Mayilsamy kept going for 32 more films; Kovai Sarala stepped back.
Before Viswanathan Ramamoorthy, Kovai Sarala had starred in 59 films, including Mundhanai Mudichu (1983) and Chinna Vathiyar (1995).
After Jeyikkira Kuthira, Kovai Sarala went on to appear in 17 more films, including Sembi (2022) and Kick (2023).
Before Viswanathan Ramamoorthy, Mayilsamy had starred in 10 films, including Mugam (1999) and Kanni Rasi (1985).
After Jeyikkira Kuthira, Mayilsamy went on to appear in 32 more films, including Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) and Server Sundaram (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kovai Sarala & Mayilsamy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Manobala appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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