Ganthimathi & K. A. Thangavelu Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ganthimathi and K. A. Thangavelu appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1974 and 1980. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vani Rani (1974 — 6.5/10). Films span Vani Rani (1974) through Bhama Rukmani (1980).
The Ganthimathi & K. A. Thangavelu partnership
From Vani Rani (1974) to Bhama Rukmani (1980). The ran closed with Bhama Rukmani in 1980. It started with Vani Rani (1974).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Vani Rani; the 1980s to Bhama Rukmani. Ganthimathi acted in every film; K. A. Thangavelu acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Vani Rani
- Bhama Rukmani0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ganthimathi had 5 films behind them; K. A. Thangavelu had 37. After Bhama Rukmani, Ganthimathi kept going for 33 more films; K. A. Thangavelu stepped back.
Before Vani Rani, Ganthimathi had starred in 5 films, including Rajaraja Cholan (1973) and En Magan (1973).
After Bhama Rukmani, Ganthimathi went on to appear in 33 more films, including Mann Vasanai (1983) and Virumaandi (2004).
Before Vani Rani, K. A. Thangavelu had starred in 37 films, including Pasamalar (1961) and Enga Veettu Pillai (1965).
After Bhama Rukmani, K. A. Thangavelu went on to appear in 4 more films, including Manaivi Ready (1987) and Kadal Meengal (1981).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ganthimathi & K. A. Thangavelu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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