Thengai Srinivasan & Cho Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thengai Srinivasan and Cho appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1973 and 1979. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979 — 8.3/10). Films span Ganga Gowri (1973) through Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
The Thengai Srinivasan & Cho partnership
One film towers over the rest: Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai at 8.3/10. From Ganga Gowri (1973) to Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979). It started with Ganga Gowri (1973).
The ran closed with Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai in 1979. Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Thengai Srinivasan acted in every film; Cho acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai
- Ganga Gowri0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
After Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai, Thengai Srinivasan kept going for 63 more films; Cho stepped back. By the time of Ganga Gowri, both already had careers — Thengai Srinivasan with 20 films, Cho with 22.
Before Ganga Gowri, Thengai Srinivasan had starred in 20 films, including Annai Velankanni (1971) and Rickshawkaran (1971).
After Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai, Thengai Srinivasan went on to appear in 63 more films, including Billa (1980) and Thillu Mullu (1981).
Before Ganga Gowri, Cho had starred in 22 films, including Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971) and Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971).
After Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai, Cho went on to appear in 4 more films, including Adutha Varisu (1983) and Guru Sishyan (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thengai Srinivasan & Cho's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Fatafat Jayalaxmi is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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