Suruli rajan & K. Balaji Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suruli rajan and K. Balaji appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1975 and 1980. Their highest-rated collaboration was Johnny (1980 — 7.5/10). Films span Aayirathil Oruthi (1975) through Johnny (1980).
The Suruli rajan & K. Balaji partnership
From Aayirathil Oruthi (1975) to Johnny (1980). The ran closed with Johnny in 1980. Johnny is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Aayirathil Oruthi (1975).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Aayirathil Oruthi; the 1980s to Johnny. Suruli rajan acted in every film; K. Balaji acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s brought 1 film together, anchored by Johnny (7.5/10).
- Aayirathil Oruthi0
- Johnny
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Aayirathil Oruthi, both already had careers — Suruli rajan with 13 films, K. Balaji with 25.
Before Aayirathil Oruthi, Suruli rajan had starred in 13 films, including Alaigal (1973) and Anbu Thangai (1974).
After Johnny, Suruli rajan went on to appear in 10 more films, including Sankarlal (1981) and Meendum Kokila (1981).
Before Aayirathil Oruthi, K. Balaji had starred in 25 films, including Pattanathil Bhootham (1967) and Shanti Nilayam (1969).
After Johnny, K. Balaji went on to appear in 5 more films, including Theerpu (1982) and Savaal (1981).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Suruli rajan & K. Balaji's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
C.I.D. Sakunthala is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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