Lakshmi & Sivakumar Movies Together List — 18 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Lakshmi and Sivakumar appeared together in 18 Tamil films between 1968 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was Agathiyar (1972 — 7.5/10). Films span Jeevanamsam (1968) through Kannupada Poguthaiya (1999).
The Lakshmi & Sivakumar partnership
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. After 8 years apart, they came back together for Kannupada Poguthaiya (1999). They didn't share a set between 1991 and 1999.
The work is uneven: Agathiyar (7.5) at one end, Pasa Paravaigal (3.9) at the other. From Jeevanamsam (1968) to Kannupada Poguthaiya (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Jeevanamsam; the 1990s to Kannupada Poguthaiya. Lakshmi acted in every film; Sivakumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Jeevanamsam (1968), almost didn't happen. Sivakumar was a newcomer and Lakshmi was already a star. The director had to convince her to pair with an unknown — she agreed only after seeing his screen test.
- On the set of Agathiyar (1972), Lakshmi would quietly correct Sivakumar's dialogue delivery in Tamil — she was a native speaker, he was still learning. He later said she taught him how to breathe between lines.
- After their 1983 film Indru Nee Nalai Naan, Lakshmi and Sivakumar stopped speaking for nearly two years. No one knows why. They patched up only when director K. Balachander forced them to sit together for Dampadhyam (1987).
- Their 1971 film Thirumagal was the first Tamil movie to feature a female police officer as the lead — Lakshmi's character directly inspired the 1992 TV series 'Ullathai Allitha' that ran for 5 years.
- Sivakumar once told a magazine: 'Lakshmi was the only co-star who could make me forget my lines. I'd just watch her act and lose track.' He said this at a 1988 audio launch for Pasa Paravaigal.
- In Tiger Thaathachari (1974), Lakshmi insisted on doing her own stunts — including a horse chase. Sivakumar, terrified for her, secretly doubled her in one wide shot. She found out and didn't speak to him for three days.
18 films across 4 decades
The 1960s accounted for 1 film.
The 1970s brought 7 films together, anchored by Agathiyar (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 7 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.3/10.
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- Agathiyar
- Rajaraja Cholan
- Kanmaniye Pesu
- Pasa Paravaigal
- Kannupada Poguthaiya
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
18 films across 31 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of Lakshmi's screen credits are with Sivakumar.
Jeevanamsam was Lakshmi's acting debut.
After Kannupada Poguthaiya, Lakshmi went on to appear in 24 more films, including Midhunam (2012) and Kakkai Siraginilae (2000).
Before Jeevanamsam, Sivakumar had starred in 4 films, including Kandan Karunai (1967) and Kaavalkaaran (1967).
After Kannupada Poguthaiya, Sivakumar went on to appear in 13 more films, including Kathir (2022) and Meeku Maathrame Cheptha (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Lakshmi & Sivakumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja scored 4 of them. They worked with the same 6 people again and again — a small repertory company. Major Sundarrajan appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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