T. R. Ramanna & T. K. Ramamoorthy Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-16 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
T. R. Ramanna and T. K. Ramamoorthy appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1966 and 1973. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naan (1967 — 7.5/10). Films span Kumari Penn (1966) through Baghdad Perazhagi (1973).
The T. R. Ramanna & T. K. Ramamoorthy partnership
Between 1966 and 1973, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Kumari Penn (1966) to Baghdad Perazhagi (1973). Naan is the one most viewers reach for.
The spanned closed with Baghdad Perazhagi in 1973. It started with Kumari Penn (1966).
The shape of the work
The 1960s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Naan; the 1970s to Baghdad Perazhagi. T. R. Ramanna directed every film; T. K. Ramamoorthy scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 4 films together, anchored by Naan (7.5/10).
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Naan
- Kumari Penn0
- Baghdad Perazhagi0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
50% of T. K. Ramamoorthy's screen credits are with T. R. Ramanna.
Before Kumari Penn, T. R. Ramanna had directed 10 films, including Arunagiri Nadhar (1964) and Nee (1965).
After Baghdad Perazhagi, T. R. Ramanna went on to direct 8 more films, including Kuppathu Raja (1979) and Sorgathil Thirumanam (1974).
Kumari Penn was T. K. Ramamoorthy's acting debut.
After Baghdad Perazhagi, T. K. Ramamoorthy went on to appear in 5 more films, including Pandhattam (1974) and Avalukku Aayiram Kangal (1975).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of T. R. Ramanna & T. K. Ramamoorthy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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