Sangili Murugan & Senthamarai Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sangili Murugan and Senthamarai appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1981 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kazhugu (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Kazhugu (1981) through Enga Ooru Kavalkaran (1988).
The Sangili Murugan & Senthamarai partnership
Between 1981 and 1988, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 7 years. For 7 years, a Sangili–Senthamarai film arrived almost every year. From Kazhugu (1981) to Enga Ooru Kavalkaran (1988).
Naan Mahaan Alla (1984, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Kazhugu is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Sangili Murugan acted in every film; Senthamarai acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 1 decade
- Kazhugu
- Naan Mahaan Alla
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 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
Before Kazhugu, Sangili Murugan had starred in 1 film, including Suvarilladha Chiththirangal (1979).
After Enga Ooru Kavalkaran, Sangili Murugan went on to appear in 19 more films, including Ratsasan (2018) and Jigarthanda (2014).
Before Kazhugu, Senthamarai had starred in 17 films, including Arangetram (1973) and Shanti Nilayam (1969).
After Enga Ooru Kavalkaran, Senthamarai went on to appear in 7 more films, including En Thangai (1989) and Thiruppu Munai (1989).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sangili Murugan & Senthamarai's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 4 of their 6 films. Ilayaraja scored 4 of them. Rajinikanth appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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