Lakshmi & Chitralaya Gopu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Lakshmi and Chitralaya Gopu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1970 and 1979. Films span Veettuku Veedu (1970) through Dhairyalakshmi (1979).
The Lakshmi & Chitralaya Gopu partnership
From Veettuku Veedu (1970) to Dhairyalakshmi (1979). The played out closed with Dhairyalakshmi in 1979. It started with Veettuku Veedu (1970).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Lakshmi actor, Chitralaya Gopu director, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Veettuku Veedu0
- Kasethan Kadavulada0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
30% of Chitralaya Gopu's screen credits are with Lakshmi. After Dhairyalakshmi, Lakshmi kept going for 79 more films; Chitralaya Gopu stepped back.
Before Veettuku Veedu, Lakshmi had starred in 6 films, including Kaval Daivam (1969) and Kanni Pen (1969).
After Dhairyalakshmi, Lakshmi went on to appear in 79 more films, including Midhunam (2012) and Polladhavan (1980).
Before Veettuku Veedu, Chitralaya Gopu had directed 2 films, including Shanti Nilayam (1969) and Galatta Kalyanam (1968).
After Dhairyalakshmi, Chitralaya Gopu went on to direct 5 more films, including Kasethan Kadavulada (2023) and Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga (1990).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Lakshmi & Chitralaya Gopu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jaishankar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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