Thyagarajan & Thengai Srinivasan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thyagarajan and Thengai Srinivasan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1982 and 1986. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nenjangal (1982 — 7.5/10). Films span Nenjangal (1982) through Dharmam (1986).
The Thyagarajan & Thengai Srinivasan partnership
From Nenjangal (1982) to Dharmam (1986). The played out closed with Dharmam in 1986. Nenjangal is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Nenjangal (1982).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Thyagarajan director, Thengai Srinivasan actor, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Nenjangal
- Nalla Naal
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, Thyagarajan had 0 films behind them; Thengai Srinivasan had 104. After Dharmam, Thyagarajan kept going for 22 more films; Thengai Srinivasan stepped back.
Nenjangal was Thyagarajan's directorial debut.
After Dharmam, Thyagarajan went on to direct 22 more films, including PT Sir (2024) and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018).
Before Nenjangal, Thengai Srinivasan had starred in 104 films, including Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979) and Priya (1978).
After Dharmam, Thengai Srinivasan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Krishnan Vandhan (1987) and Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (1987).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thyagarajan & Thengai Srinivasan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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