Thengai Srinivasan & Krishnan-Panju Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thengai Srinivasan and Krishnan-Panju appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1972 and 1979. Their highest-rated collaboration was Neela Malargal (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Idhaya Veenai (1972) through Neela Malargal (1979).
The Thengai Srinivasan & Krishnan-Panju partnership
From Idhaya Veenai (1972) to Neela Malargal (1979). The played out closed with Neela Malargal in 1979. Neela Malargal is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Idhaya Veenai (1972).
The shape of the work
Thengai Srinivasan acted in every film; Krishnan-Panju directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Neela Malargal
- Idhaya Veenai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
After Neela Malargal, Thengai Srinivasan kept going for 63 more films; Krishnan-Panju stepped back. By the time of Idhaya Veenai, both already had careers — Thengai Srinivasan with 15 films, Krishnan-Panju with 14.
Before Idhaya Veenai, Thengai Srinivasan had starred in 15 films, including Annai Velankanni (1971) and Rickshawkaran (1971).
After Neela Malargal, Thengai Srinivasan went on to appear in 63 more films, including Billa (1980) and Thillu Mullu (1981).
Before Idhaya Veenai, Krishnan-Panju had directed 14 films, including Server Sundaram (1964) and Kuzhandaiyum Daivamum (1965).
After Neela Malargal, Krishnan-Panju went on to direct 1 more film, including Mangala Nayagi (1980).
Collaboration Journey
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