Gemini Ganesan & Arul Films Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Gemini Ganesan and Arul Films appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1969 and 1973. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poova Thalaiya (1969 — 7.6/10). Films span Poova Thalaiya (1969) through Kattila Thottila (1973).
The Gemini Ganesan & Arul Films partnership
From Poova Thalaiya (1969) to Kattila Thottila (1973). The ran closed with Kattila Thottila in 1973. Poova Thalaiya is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Poova Thalaiya (1969).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Poova Thalaiya; the 1970s to Kattila Thottila. Gemini Ganesan acted in every film; Arul Films produced all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 1 film together, anchored by Poova Thalaiya (7.6/10).
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Poova Thalaiya
- Kattila Thottila0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Gemini Ganesan had 56 films behind them; Arul Films had 0. After Kattila Thottila, Gemini Ganesan kept going for 21 more films; Arul Films stepped back.
Before Poova Thalaiya, Gemini Ganesan had starred in 56 films, including Pasamalar (1961) and Saraswati Sabatham (1966).
After Kattila Thottila, Gemini Ganesan went on to appear in 21 more films, including Naan Avanillai (1974) and Thodarum (1999).
Poova Thalaiya was Arul Films's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Gemini Ganesan & Arul Films's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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