Y. Gee. Mahendra & Chitralaya Gopu Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Y. Gee. Mahendra and Chitralaya Gopu appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1974 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vellai Manasu (1985 — 3.6/10). Films span Penn Ondru Kanden (1974) through Vellai Manasu (1985).
The Y. Gee. Mahendra & Chitralaya Gopu partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Vellai Manasu (1985). They didn't share a set between 1974 and 1985. From Penn Ondru Kanden (1974) to Vellai Manasu (1985).
It started with Penn Ondru Kanden (1974). The ran closed with Vellai Manasu in 1985.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Penn Ondru Kanden; the 1980s to Vellai Manasu. Y. Gee. Mahendra acted in every film; Chitralaya Gopu directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.6/10.
- Penn Ondru Kanden0
- Vellai Manasu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Vellai Manasu, Y. Gee. Mahendra kept going for 28 more films; Chitralaya Gopu stepped back.
Penn Ondru Kanden was Y. Gee. Mahendra's acting debut.
After Vellai Manasu, Y. Gee. Mahendra went on to appear in 28 more films, including Yuddham Sei (2011) and Sringaram (2007).
Before Penn Ondru Kanden, Chitralaya Gopu had directed 5 films, including Shanti Nilayam (1969) and Galatta Kalyanam (1968).
After Vellai Manasu, Chitralaya Gopu went on to direct 4 more films, including Kasethan Kadavulada (2023) and Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga (1990).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Y. Gee. Mahendra & Chitralaya Gopu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Viswanathan is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
