Major Sundarrajan & Devar films Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Major Sundarrajan and Devar films appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1979 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979) through Shasti Viratham (1983).
The Major Sundarrajan & Devar films partnership
From Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979) to Shasti Viratham (1983). The played out closed with Shasti Viratham in 1983. Thaayillamal Naan Illai is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Thaayillamal Naan Illai; the 1980s to Anbukku Naan Adimai. Major Sundarrajan acted in every film; Devar films produced all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Thaayillamal Naan Illai (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Thaayillamal Naan Illai
- Anbukku Naan Adimai
- Shasti Viratham0
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, Major Sundarrajan had 85 films behind them; Devar films had 17. After Shasti Viratham, Major Sundarrajan kept going for 28 more films; Devar films stepped back.
Before Thaayillamal Naan Illai, Major Sundarrajan had starred in 85 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Shasti Viratham, Major Sundarrajan went on to appear in 28 more films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Iruvar (1997).
Before Thaayillamal Naan Illai, Devar films had starred in 17 films, including Thozhilali (1964) and Kudumba Thalaivan (1962).
After Shasti Viratham, Devar films went on to appear in 5 more films, including Nalla Naal (1984) and Annai Bhoomi (1985).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Major Sundarrajan & Devar films's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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