S. S. Rajendran & T. S. Balaiah Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
S. S. Rajendran and T. S. Balaiah appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1964 and 1970. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pazhani (1965 — 7.5/10). Films span Vazhi Pirandhadhu (1964) through Ethiroli (1970).
The S. S. Rajendran & T. S. Balaiah partnership
From Vazhi Pirandhadhu (1964) to Ethiroli (1970). The played out closed with Ethiroli in 1970. Pazhani is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Vazhi Pirandhadhu (1964).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Pazhani; the 1970s to Ethiroli. S. S. Rajendran acted in every film; T. S. Balaiah acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 2 films together, anchored by Pazhani (7.5/10).
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Pazhani
- Vazhi Pirandhadhu0
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Vazhi Pirandhadhu, S. S. Rajendran had starred in 25 films, including Kungumam (1963) and Aalayamani (1962).
After Ethiroli, S. S. Rajendran went on to appear in 6 more films, including Rajali (1996) and Dum (2003).
Before Vazhi Pirandhadhu, T. S. Balaiah had starred in 8 films, including Kalathur Kannamma (1960) and Arivaali (1963).
After Ethiroli, T. S. Balaiah went on to appear in 1 more film, including Agathiyar (1972).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of S. S. Rajendran & T. S. Balaiah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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