Gemini Ganesan & O.A.K.Thevar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Gemini Ganesan and O.A.K.Thevar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1966 and 1973. Films span Ramu (1966) through Ganga Gowri (1973).
The Gemini Ganesan & O.A.K.Thevar partnership
From Ramu (1966) to Ganga Gowri (1973). The played out closed with Ganga Gowri in 1973. It started with Ramu (1966).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Ramu; the 1970s to Ganga Gowri. Gemini Ganesan acted in every film; O.A.K.Thevar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1960s accounted for 2 films.
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Ramu0
- Porchilai0
- Ganga Gowri0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of O.A.K.Thevar's screen credits are with Gemini Ganesan . When they first worked together, Gemini Ganesan had 37 films behind them; O.A.K.Thevar had 6. After Ganga Gowri, Gemini Ganesan kept going for 21 more films; O.A.K.Thevar stepped back.
Before Ramu, Gemini Ganesan had starred in 37 films, including Pasamalar (1961) and Kalathur Kannamma (1960).
After Ganga Gowri, Gemini Ganesan went on to appear in 21 more films, including Naan Avanillai (1974) and Thodarum (1999).
Before Ramu, O.A.K.Thevar had starred in 6 films, including Karnan (1964) and Poompuhar (1964).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Gemini Ganesan & O.A.K.Thevar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Viswanathan is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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