Suruli rajan & T. N. Balu Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suruli rajan and T. N. Balu appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1977 and 1981. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sankarlal (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Nallathukku Kalamillai (1977) through Sankarlal (1981).
The Suruli rajan & T. N. Balu partnership
From Nallathukku Kalamillai (1977) to Sankarlal (1981). The ran closed with Sankarlal in 1981. Sankarlal is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Nallathukku Kalamillai (1977).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Nallathukku Kalamillai; the 1980s to Sankarlal. Suruli rajan acted in every film; T. N. Balu directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s brought 1 film together, anchored by Sankarlal (7.5/10).
- Nallathukku Kalamillai0
- Sankarlal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
Before Nallathukku Kalamillai, Suruli rajan had starred in 15 films, including Alaigal (1973) and Thunive Thunai (1976).
After Sankarlal, Suruli rajan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Hitler Umanath (1982) and Kashmir Kadhali (1983).
Before Nallathukku Kalamillai, T. N. Balu had directed 5 films, including Dheiva Thaai (1964) and Meendum Vazhven (1971).
After Sankarlal, T. N. Balu went on to direct 1 more film, including Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya (1982).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Suruli rajan & T. N. Balu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jaishankar is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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