Thengai Srinivasan & P. Neelakantan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thengai Srinivasan and P. Neelakantan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1970 and 1978. Their highest-rated collaboration was Netru Indru Naalai (1974 — 7.5/10). Films span En Annan (1970) through Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan (1978).
The Thengai Srinivasan & P. Neelakantan partnership
From En Annan (1970) to Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan (1978). Netru Indru Naalai is the one most viewers reach for. The unfolded closed with Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan in 1978.
It started with En Annan (1970).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Thengai Srinivasan actor, P. Neelakantan director, across all 4 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 1 decade
- Netru Indru Naalai
- Ninaithadhai Mudippavan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan, Thengai Srinivasan kept going for 75 more films; P. Neelakantan stepped back.
Before En Annan, Thengai Srinivasan had starred in 7 films, including Ethir Neechal (1968) and Nam Naadu (1969).
After Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan, Thengai Srinivasan went on to appear in 75 more films, including Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979) and Thirisoolam (1979).
Before En Annan, P. Neelakantan had directed 13 films, including Kaavalkaaran (1967) and Poompuhar (1964).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thengai Srinivasan & P. Neelakantan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. G. Ramachandran is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 4 films. M. G. Ramachandran appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead. M. S. Viswanathan scored 3 of them.
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