S. V. Ranga Rao & R. Sudarsanam Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
S. V. Ranga Rao and R. Sudarsanam appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1962 and 1965. Their highest-rated collaboration was Annai (1962 — 7.5/10). Films span Annai (1962) through Kakkum Karangal (1965).
The S. V. Ranga Rao & R. Sudarsanam partnership
From Annai (1962) to Kakkum Karangal (1965). The played out closed with Kakkum Karangal in 1965. Annai is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Annai (1962).
The shape of the work
S. V. Ranga Rao acted in every film; R. Sudarsanam scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Annai
- Naanum Oru Pen0
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
43% of R. Sudarsanam's screen credits are with S. V. Ranga Rao.
Before Annai, S. V. Ranga Rao had starred in 7 films, including Padikkadha Medhai (1960) and Kappalottiya Thamizhan (1961).
After Kakkum Karangal, S. V. Ranga Rao went on to appear in 7 more films, including Kula Vilakku (1969) and Selvam (1966).
Before Annai, R. Sudarsanam had starred in 3 films, including Kalathur Kannamma (1960) and Deivapiravi (1960).
After Kakkum Karangal, R. Sudarsanam went on to appear in 1 more film, including Annaiyum Pithavum (1969).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of S. V. Ranga Rao & R. Sudarsanam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
AVM Productions is the through-line — production on 3 of their 3 films.
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