T. S. Balaiah & T. P. Muthulakshmi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
T. S. Balaiah and T. P. Muthulakshmi appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1961 and 1967. Their highest-rated collaboration was Arivaali (1963 — 7.5/10). Films span Thayilla Pillai (1961) through Karpooram (1967).
The T. S. Balaiah & T. P. Muthulakshmi partnership
From Thayilla Pillai (1961) to Karpooram (1967). Arivaali is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Karpooram in 1967.
It started with Thayilla Pillai (1961).
The shape of the work
T. S. Balaiah acted in every film; T. P. Muthulakshmi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Arivaali
- Thayilla Pillai0
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
60% of T. P. Muthulakshmi's screen credits are with T. S. Balaiah.
Before Thayilla Pillai, T. S. Balaiah had starred in 5 films, including Kalathur Kannamma (1960) and Chavukkadi Chandrakanta (1960).
After Karpooram, T. S. Balaiah went on to appear in 3 more films, including Agathiyar (1972) and Magane Nee Vazhga (1969).
Before Thayilla Pillai, T. P. Muthulakshmi had starred in 2 films, including Sivagami (1960) and Adutha Veettu Penn (1960).
Collaboration Journey
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