Y. Gee. Mahendra & V. S. Raghavan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Y. Gee. Mahendra and V. S. Raghavan appeared together in 2 Tamil films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Padikkaatha Pannaiyar (1985 — 7.5/10). Films span Padikkaatha Pannaiyar (1985) through Nalla Thambi (1985).
The Y. Gee. Mahendra & V. S. Raghavan partnership
From Padikkaatha Pannaiyar (1985) to Nalla Thambi (1985). The ran closed with Nalla Thambi in 1985. Padikkaatha Pannaiyar is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Padikkaatha Pannaiyar (1985).
The shape of the work
Y. Gee. Mahendra acted in every film; V. S. Raghavan acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Padikkaatha Pannaiyar
- Nalla Thambi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Nalla Thambi, Y. Gee. Mahendra kept going for 28 more films; V. S. Raghavan stepped back. By the time of Padikkaatha Pannaiyar, both already had careers — Y. Gee. Mahendra with 22 films, V. S. Raghavan with 46.
Before Padikkaatha Pannaiyar, Y. Gee. Mahendra had starred in 22 films, including Poikkal Kudhirai (1983) and Kazhugu (1981).
After Nalla Thambi, Y. Gee. Mahendra went on to appear in 28 more films, including Yuddham Sei (2011) and Sringaram (2007).
Before Padikkaatha Pannaiyar, V. S. Raghavan had starred in 46 films, including Iru Kodugal (1969) and Pattanathil Bhootham (1967).
After Nalla Thambi, V. S. Raghavan went on to appear in 7 more films, including Magizhchi (2010) and Kamaraj (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Y. Gee. Mahendra & V. S. Raghavan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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