K. Balachander & Revathi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. Balachander and Revathi appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1986 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Punnagai Mannan (1986 — 5.2/10). Films span Punnagai Mannan (1986) through Cha Cha Charlee (1996).
The K. Balachander & Revathi partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Cha Cha Charlee (1996). They didn't share a set between 1986 and 1996. From Punnagai Mannan (1986) to Cha Cha Charlee (1996).
It started with Punnagai Mannan (1986). The ran closed with Cha Cha Charlee in 1996.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Punnagai Mannan; the 1990s to Cha Cha Charlee. K. Balachander directed every film; Revathi acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Punnagai Mannan
- Cha Cha Charlee0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, K. Balachander had 48 films behind them; Revathi had 15. After Cha Cha Charlee, Revathi kept going for 42 more films; K. Balachander stepped back.
Before Punnagai Mannan, K. Balachander had directed 48 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Cha Cha Charlee, K. Balachander went on to direct 5 more films, including Poi (2006) and Uttama Villain (2015).
Before Punnagai Mannan, Revathi had starred in 15 films, including Mann Vasanai (1983) and Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984).
After Cha Cha Charlee, Revathi went on to appear in 42 more films, including Thiruchitrambalam (2022) and Salaam Venky (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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