K. Balachander & Maragadha Mani Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. Balachander and Maragadha Mani appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1991 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vaaname Ellai (1992 — 4.6/10). Films span Azhagan (1991) through Jathi Malli (1993).
The K. Balachander & Maragadha Mani partnership
From Azhagan (1991) to Jathi Malli (1993). The played out closed with Jathi Malli in 1993. It started with Azhagan (1991).
The shape of the work
K. Balachander directed every film; Maragadha Mani scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Vaaname Ellai
- Jathi Malli
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
60% of Maragadha Mani's screen credits are with K. Balachander. When they first worked together, K. Balachander had 53 films behind them; Maragadha Mani had 0.
Before Azhagan, K. Balachander had directed 53 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Jathi Malli, K. Balachander went on to direct 8 more films, including Poi (2006) and Uttama Villain (2015).
Azhagan was Maragadha Mani's acting debut.
After Jathi Malli, Maragadha Mani went on to appear in 2 more films, including Hero (1994) and Student Number 1 (2003).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. Balachander & Maragadha Mani's professional partnership
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