Cho & A.V.M.Rajan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Cho and A.V.M.Rajan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1969 and 1973. Films span Mahizampoo (1969) through Veettu Mappillai (1973).
The Cho & A.V.M.Rajan partnership
From Mahizampoo (1969) to Veettu Mappillai (1973). The played out closed with Veettu Mappillai in 1973. It started with Mahizampoo (1969).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Mahizampoo; the 1970s to Thaikku Oru Pillai. Cho acted in every film; A.V.M.Rajan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Cho was a popular writer and comedian before he turned actor. A.V.M.Rajan was a rising hero. For Mahizampoo (1969), the director paired them specifically to test if Cho could carry a lead role opposite a mainstream star. It worked so well that they made two more films.
- In Veettu Mappillai (1973), Cho wrote most of his own dialogue on set. Rajan would wait for Cho to finish improvising, then react in real time. That unscripted back-and-forth gave the comedy a natural rhythm that scripted scenes couldn't match.
- Thaikku Oru Pillai (1972) was one of the first Tamil films to center a mother-son emotional conflict with a comedic subplot. Its success inspired a wave of similar family-comedy dramas in the early 70s, including films by director K. Balachander.
- Cho and Rajan never became close friends off-screen. They were strictly professional. After Veettu Mappillai (1973), they never worked together again. No falling out — just no project came up that needed both of them.
- Cho once said in an interview: 'Rajan was the only hero who let me steal scenes without complaint. He knew comedy needs space, and he gave me that space.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 1960s accounted for 1 film.
The 1970s accounted for 2 films.
- Mahizampoo0
- Thaikku Oru Pillai0
- Veettu Mappillai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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 Mahizampoo, Cho had starred in 7 films, including Adimaippenn (1968) and Bommalattam (1968).
After Veettu Mappillai, Cho went on to appear in 16 more films, including Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979) and Thanga Pathakkam (1974).
Before Mahizampoo, A.V.M.Rajan had starred in 13 films, including Chakkaram (1968) and Deiveega Uravu (1968).
After Veettu Mappillai, A.V.M.Rajan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Magalukkaga (1974) and Thiruvarul (1975).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Cho & A.V.M.Rajan's professional partnership
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