T. R. Ramanna & T. R. Mahalingam Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
T. R. Ramanna and T. R. Mahalingam appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1960 and 1961. Films span Rathinapuri Ilavarasi (1960) through Sri Valli (1961).
The T. R. Ramanna & T. R. Mahalingam partnership
From Rathinapuri Ilavarasi (1960) to Sri Valli (1961). The ran closed with Sri Valli in 1961. It started with Rathinapuri Ilavarasi (1960).
The shape of the work
T. R. Ramanna directed every film; T. R. Mahalingam acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Rathinapuri Ilavarasi0
- Sri Valli0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of T. R. Mahalingam's screen credits are with T. R. Ramanna. After Sri Valli, T. R. Ramanna kept going for 26 more films; T. R. Mahalingam stepped back.
Rathinapuri Ilavarasi was T. R. Ramanna's directorial debut.
After Sri Valli, T. R. Ramanna went on to direct 26 more films, including Arunagiri Nadhar (1964) and Naan (1967).
Rathinapuri Ilavarasi was T. R. Mahalingam's acting debut.
After Sri Valli, T. R. Mahalingam went on to appear in 4 more films, including Agathiyar (1972) and Rajaraja Cholan (1973).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of T. R. Ramanna & T. R. Mahalingam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
E. V. Saroja is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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