V. M. Saravanan & Goundamani Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
V. M. Saravanan and Goundamani appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1983 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Paayum Puli (1983 — 6.5/10). Films span Paayum Puli (1983) through Sethupathi IPS (1994).
The V. M. Saravanan & Goundamani partnership
From Paayum Puli (1983) to Sethupathi IPS (1994). The unfolded closed with Sethupathi IPS in 1994. It started with Paayum Puli (1983).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Paayum Puli; the 1990s to Sethupathi IPS. V. M. Saravanan produced every film; Goundamani acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.6/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.3/10.
- Paayum Puli
- Per Sollum Pillai
- Sethupathi IPS
- Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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
40% of V. M. Saravanan's screen credits are with Goundamani. After Sethupathi IPS, Goundamani kept going for 69 more films; V. M. Saravanan stepped back.
Before Paayum Puli, V. M. Saravanan had starred in 2 films, including Sivappu Malli (1981) and Ramu (1966).
After Sethupathi IPS, V. M. Saravanan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Sivaji (2007) and Leader (2010).
Before Paayum Puli, Goundamani had starred in 20 films, including Server Sundaram (1964) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
After Sethupathi IPS, Goundamani went on to appear in 69 more films, including Indian (1996) and Indian (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of V. M. Saravanan & Goundamani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Manorama appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. Ilayaraja scored 3 of them.
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