K. Balachander & S. V. Subbaiah Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. Balachander and S. V. Subbaiah appeared together in 2 Tamil films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Arangetram (1973 — 7.9/10). Films span Arangetram (1973) through Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973).
The K. Balachander & S. V. Subbaiah partnership
From Arangetram (1973) to Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973). The ran closed with Sollathaan Ninaikkiren in 1973. Arangetram is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Arangetram (1973).
The shape of the work
K. Balachander directed every film; S. V. Subbaiah acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Arangetram
- Sollathaan Ninaikkiren
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Sollathaan Ninaikkiren, K. Balachander kept going for 44 more films; S. V. Subbaiah stepped back.
Before Arangetram, K. Balachander had directed 19 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Sollathaan Ninaikkiren, K. Balachander went on to direct 44 more films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
Before Arangetram, S. V. Subbaiah had starred in 5 films, including Kalathur Kannamma (1960) and Kaval Daivam (1969).
After Sollathaan Ninaikkiren, S. V. Subbaiah went on to appear in 4 more films, including Annakili (1976) and Dheepam (1977).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. Balachander & S. V. Subbaiah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jayachitra is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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