K. A. Thangavelu & Sachu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. A. Thangavelu and Sachu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1968 and 1974. Their highest-rated collaboration was Galatta Kalyanam (1968 — 7.5/10). Films span Galatta Kalyanam (1968) through Anbu Thangai (1974).
The K. A. Thangavelu & Sachu partnership
From Galatta Kalyanam (1968) to Anbu Thangai (1974). Galatta Kalyanam is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Anbu Thangai in 1974.
It started with Galatta Kalyanam (1968).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Galatta Kalyanam; the 1970s to Sumathi En Sundari. K. A. Thangavelu 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 1 film together, anchored by Galatta Kalyanam (7.5/10).
The 1970s accounted for 2 films.
- Galatta Kalyanam
- Sumathi En Sundari0
- Anbu Thangai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
Before Galatta Kalyanam, K. A. Thangavelu had starred in 30 films, including Pasamalar (1961) and Enga Veettu Pillai (1965).
After Anbu Thangai, K. A. Thangavelu went on to appear in 10 more films, including Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala (1978) and Avan Oru Sarithiram (1976).
Before Galatta Kalyanam, Sachu had starred in 6 films, including Bama Vijayam (1967) and Annai (1962).
After Anbu Thangai, Sachu went on to appear in 22 more films, including Veetla Vishesham (2022) and Dheepam (1977).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. A. Thangavelu & Sachu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jayalalitha is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Jayalalitha appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. M. S. Viswanathan scored 3 of them.
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