Chitralaya Gopu & R. Muthuraman Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Chitralaya Gopu and R. Muthuraman appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1970 and 1974. Films span Veettuku Veedu (1970) through Penn Ondru Kanden (1974).
The Chitralaya Gopu & R. Muthuraman partnership
From Veettuku Veedu (1970) to Penn Ondru Kanden (1974). The played out closed with Penn Ondru Kanden in 1974. It started with Veettuku Veedu (1970).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Chitralaya Gopu director, R. Muthuraman actor, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Veettuku Veedu0
- Kasethan Kadavulada0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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, Chitralaya Gopu had 2 films behind them; R. Muthuraman had 45. After Penn Ondru Kanden, R. Muthuraman kept going for 45 more films; Chitralaya Gopu stepped back.
Before Veettuku Veedu, Chitralaya Gopu had directed 2 films, including Shanti Nilayam (1969) and Galatta Kalyanam (1968).
After Penn Ondru Kanden, Chitralaya Gopu went on to direct 6 more films, including Kasethan Kadavulada (2023) and Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga (1990).
Before Veettuku Veedu, R. Muthuraman had starred in 45 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Penn Ondru Kanden, R. Muthuraman went on to appear in 45 more films, including Neeya (1979) and Guru (1980).

Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Chitralaya Gopu & R. Muthuraman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Viswanathan is the through-line — music on 3 of their 3 films. M. S. Viswanathan scored 3 of them.
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