K. A. Thangavelu & T. P. Muthulakshmi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. A. Thangavelu and T. P. Muthulakshmi appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1960 and 1963. Their highest-rated collaboration was Arivaali (1963 — 7.5/10). Films span Adutha Veettu Penn (1960) through Arivaali (1963).
The K. A. Thangavelu & T. P. Muthulakshmi partnership
From Adutha Veettu Penn (1960) to Arivaali (1963). The ran closed with Arivaali in 1963. Arivaali is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Adutha Veettu Penn (1960).
The shape of the work
K. A. Thangavelu acted in every film; T. P. Muthulakshmi acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Arivaali
- Adutha Veettu Penn0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of T. P. Muthulakshmi's screen credits are with K. A. Thangavelu. After Arivaali, K. A. Thangavelu kept going for 23 more films; T. P. Muthulakshmi stepped back.
Adutha Veettu Penn was K. A. Thangavelu's acting debut.
After Arivaali, K. A. Thangavelu went on to appear in 23 more films, including Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala (1978) and Enga Veettu Pillai (1965).
Adutha Veettu Penn was T. P. Muthulakshmi's acting debut.
After Arivaali, T. P. Muthulakshmi went on to appear in 3 more films, including Navarathri (1964) and Thenmazhai (1966).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. A. Thangavelu & T. P. Muthulakshmi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
T. R. Ramachandran is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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