Savitri & M. V. Rajamma Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Savitri and M. V. Rajamma appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1961 and 1964. Their highest-rated collaboration was Karnan (1964 — 8.5/10). Films span Pava Mannippu (1961) through Karnan (1964).
The Savitri & M. V. Rajamma partnership
From Pava Mannippu (1961) to Karnan (1964). Pava Mannippu (1961, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. The played out closed with Karnan in 1964.
Karnan is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Pava Mannippu (1961).
The shape of the work
Savitri acted in every film; M. V. Rajamma acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Karnan
- Bandha Pasam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
38% of M. V. Rajamma's screen credits are with Savitri.
Before Pava Mannippu, Savitri had starred in 3 films, including Kalathur Kannamma (1960) and Kuravanji (1960).
After Karnan, Savitri went on to appear in 16 more films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Saraswati Sabatham (1966).
Before Pava Mannippu, M. V. Rajamma had starred in 1 film, including Kuzhandhaigal Kanda Kudiyarasu (1960).
After Karnan, M. V. Rajamma went on to appear in 4 more films, including School Master (1973) and Thayin Karunai (1965).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Savitri & M. V. Rajamma's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sivaji Ganesan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Sivaji Ganesan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. Viswanathan Ramamoorthy scored 3 of them.
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