Cho & Ganthimathi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Cho and Ganthimathi appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1975 and 1983. Films span Melnaattu Marumagal (1975) through Saattai Illatha Pambaram (1983).
The Cho & Ganthimathi partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Saattai Illatha Pambaram (1983). They didn't share a set between 1975 and 1983. From Melnaattu Marumagal (1975) to Saattai Illatha Pambaram (1983).
The ran closed with Saattai Illatha Pambaram in 1983. It started with Melnaattu Marumagal (1975).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Melnaattu Marumagal; the 1980s to Saattai Illatha Pambaram. Cho acted in every film; Ganthimathi acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Melnaattu Marumagal0
- Saattai Illatha Pambaram0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Saattai Illatha Pambaram, Ganthimathi kept going for 24 more films; Cho stepped back.
Before Melnaattu Marumagal, Cho had starred in 32 films, including Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971) and Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971).
After Saattai Illatha Pambaram, Cho went on to appear in 2 more films, including Guru Sishyan (1988) and Paalam (1990).
Before Melnaattu Marumagal, Ganthimathi had starred in 7 films, including Naan Avanillai (1974) and Rajaraja Cholan (1973).
After Saattai Illatha Pambaram, Ganthimathi went on to appear in 24 more films, including Virumaandi (2004) and Nila (1994).
Collaboration Journey
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