Goundamani & Srividya Movies Together List — 13 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Goundamani and Srividya appeared together in 13 Tamil films between 1985 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai (1989 — 6.8/10). Films span Panam Pathum Seyyum (1985) through En Uyir Nee Thaane (1998).
The Goundamani & Srividya partnership
1994 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 13 years, a Goundamani–Srividya film arrived almost every year. The work is uneven: Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai (6.8) at one end, Thirumathi Palanisamy (2.5) at the other.
From Panam Pathum Seyyum (1985) to En Uyir Nee Thaane (1998). The ran closed with En Uyir Nee Thaane in 1998.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 77% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai; the 1990s to Rasigan. Goundamani acted in every film; Srividya acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Enna Petha Rasa (1989), was a comedy where Goundamani played a henpecked husband and Srividya played his domineering wife. The director paired them specifically because he wanted a contrast — Goundamani's manic energy against Srividya's deadpan authority.
- In Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai (1989), Srividya played a strict school headmistress while Goundamani was a bumbling parent. Their scenes worked because Srividya would deliver her lines with a straight face, forcing Goundamani to overreact — a rhythm they repeated in five more films.
- Their pairing in Rasigan (1994) directly inspired the comedy track in the later hit Ullathai Allitha (1996), where the same dynamic — a nagging wife and a clueless husband — was reused with a different cast.
- Srividya reportedly called Goundamani 'Anna' (elder brother) off-screen, and he would check on her health during shoots because she had a chronic illness. They never hung out socially, but on set they had a quiet understanding — no small talk, just work.
- Goundamani once said in a 2002 interview: 'Srividya akka never laughed at my jokes on set. She said if she laughed, she'd break character. That made me work harder to make her laugh — but she never did.'
13 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 10 films, averaging 4.4/10.
- Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai
- Panam Pathum Seyyum0
- Rasigan
- Senathipathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
13 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After En Uyir Nee Thaane, Goundamani kept going for 26 more films; Srividya stepped back. By the time of Panam Pathum Seyyum, both already had careers — Goundamani with 27 films, Srividya with 33.
Before Panam Pathum Seyyum, Goundamani had starred in 27 films, including Server Sundaram (1964) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
After En Uyir Nee Thaane, Goundamani went on to appear in 26 more films, including Kanne Kalaimaane (2019) and Vedham (2001).
Before Panam Pathum Seyyum, Srividya had starred in 33 films, including Apoorva Raagangal (1975) and Annai Velankanni (1971).
After En Uyir Nee Thaane, Srividya went on to appear in 9 more films, including Sangamam (1999) and Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Senthil is the through-line — cast on 8 of their 13 films. Deva scored 6 of them. They worked with the same 7 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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