K. Balachander & Arul Films Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. Balachander and Arul Films appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1969 and 1970. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poova Thalaiya (1969 — 7.6/10). Films span Poova Thalaiya (1969) through Navagraham (1970).
The K. Balachander & Arul Films partnership
From Poova Thalaiya (1969) to Navagraham (1970). The ran closed with Navagraham in 1970. Poova Thalaiya is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Poova Thalaiya (1969).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Poova Thalaiya; the 1970s to Navagraham. K. Balachander directed every film; Arul Films produced all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 1 film together, anchored by Poova Thalaiya (7.6/10).
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Poova Thalaiya
- Navagraham0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Navagraham, K. Balachander kept going for 51 more films; Arul Films stepped back.
Before Poova Thalaiya, K. Balachander had directed 8 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Navagraham, K. Balachander went on to direct 51 more films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
Poova Thalaiya was Arul Films's acting debut.
After Navagraham, Arul Films went on to appear in 1 more film, including Kattila Thottila (1973).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. Balachander & Arul Films's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Gemini Ganesan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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