Thyagarajan & K. S. Gopalakrishnan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thyagarajan and K. S. Gopalakrishnan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1982 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal (1982 — 6.8/10). Films span Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal (1982) through Erimalai (1985).
The Thyagarajan & K. S. Gopalakrishnan partnership
From Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal (1982) to Erimalai (1985). The ran closed with Erimalai in 1985. It started with Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal (1982).
The shape of the work
Thyagarajan acted in every film; K. S. Gopalakrishnan directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal
- Erimalai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 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; K. S. Gopalakrishnan had 32. After Erimalai, Thyagarajan kept going for 24 more films; K. S. Gopalakrishnan stepped back.
Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal was Thyagarajan's acting debut.
After Erimalai, Thyagarajan went on to appear in 24 more films, including PT Sir (2024) and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018).
Before Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal, K. S. Gopalakrishnan had directed 32 films, including Karpagam (1963) and Kula Vilakku (1969).
After Erimalai, K. S. Gopalakrishnan went on to direct 4 more films, including Mahasakthi Mariamman (1986) and Parthaal Pasu (1988).
Collaboration Journey
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