Lakshmi & Oru Viral Krishna Rao Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Lakshmi and Oru Viral Krishna Rao appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1972 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thillu Mullu (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Pugundha Veedu (1972) through Oru Malarin Payanam (1985).
The Lakshmi & Oru Viral Krishna Rao partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Thillu Mullu (1981). They didn't share a set between 1972 and 1981. From Pugundha Veedu (1972) to Oru Malarin Payanam (1985).
The played out closed with Oru Malarin Payanam in 1985. Thillu Mullu is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Pugundha Veedu; the 1980s to Thillu Mullu. Lakshmi acted in every film; Oru Viral Krishna Rao acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Thillu Mullu (7.5/10).
- Pugundha Veedu0
- Thillu Mullu
- Oru Malarin Payanam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Oru Malarin Payanam, Lakshmi kept going for 62 more films; Oru Viral Krishna Rao stepped back.
Before Pugundha Veedu, Lakshmi had starred in 20 films, including Nootrukku Nooru (1971) and Kaval Daivam (1969).
After Oru Malarin Payanam, Lakshmi went on to appear in 62 more films, including Midhunam (2012) and Kakkai Siraginilae (2000).
Before Pugundha Veedu, Oru Viral Krishna Rao had starred in 1 film, including Oruviral (1965).
After Oru Malarin Payanam, Oru Viral Krishna Rao went on to appear in 11 more films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Senathipathi (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Lakshmi & Oru Viral Krishna Rao's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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