V. Gopalakrishnan & Sachu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
V. Gopalakrishnan and Sachu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1968 and 1979. Their highest-rated collaboration was Galatta Kalyanam (1968 — 7.5/10). Films span Galatta Kalyanam (1968) through Dharma Yuddham (1979).
The V. Gopalakrishnan & Sachu partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Dharma Yuddham (1979). They didn't share a set between 1969 and 1979. From Galatta Kalyanam (1968) to Dharma Yuddham (1979).
Dharma Yuddham (1979, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Galatta Kalyanam is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Galatta Kalyanam; the 1970s to Dharma Yuddham. V. Gopalakrishnan acted in every film; Sachu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 2 films together, anchored by Galatta Kalyanam (7.5/10).
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Dharma Yuddham (7.5/10).
- Galatta Kalyanam
- Thunaivan
- Dharma Yuddham
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Galatta Kalyanam, V. Gopalakrishnan had starred in 4 films, including Nenjirukkumvarai (1967) and Neerkumizhi (1965).
After Dharma Yuddham, V. Gopalakrishnan went on to appear in 26 more films, including Ninaivellam Nithya (1982) and Polladhavan (1980).
Before Galatta Kalyanam, Sachu had starred in 6 films, including Bama Vijayam (1967) and Annai (1962).
After Dharma Yuddham, Sachu went on to appear in 14 more films, including Veetla Vishesham (2022) and Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of V. Gopalakrishnan & Sachu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Major Sundarrajan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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