K. Balachander & Reena Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. Balachander and Reena appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1974 and 1976. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974 — 8.4/10). Films span Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) through Manmadha Leelai (1976).
The K. Balachander & Reena partnership
From Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) to Manmadha Leelai (1976). Aval Oru Thodar Kathai is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Manmadha Leelai in 1976.
It started with Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
The shape of the work
K. Balachander directed every film; Reena acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Aval Oru Thodar Kathai
- Manmadha Leelai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
After Manmadha Leelai, K. Balachander kept going for 39 more films; Reena stepped back.
Before Aval Oru Thodar Kathai, K. Balachander had directed 21 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Manmadha Leelai, K. Balachander went on to direct 39 more films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Ninaithale Inikkum (1979).
Aval Oru Thodar Kathai was Reena's acting debut.
After Manmadha Leelai, Reena went on to appear in 2 more films, including Naan Potta Savaal (1980) and Premante Maade (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. Balachander & Reena's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kamal Haasan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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