Sudha K. Prasad & Mumtaz Sorcar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sudha K. Prasad and Mumtaz Sorcar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Irudhi Suttru (2016 — 7.6/10). Films span Irudhi Suttru (2016) through Guru (2017).
The Sudha K. Prasad & Mumtaz Sorcar partnership
From Irudhi Suttru (2016) to Guru (2017). Irudhi Suttru is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Irudhi Suttru (2016).
The shape of the work
Sudha K. Prasad directed every film; Mumtaz Sorcar acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Mumtaz Sorcar was a trained classical dancer, not an actress, when Sudha K. Prasad cast her in Irudhi Suttru (2016). The director saw her at a stage show and offered her the role on the spot — no audition, no screen test.
- On the sets of Guru (2017), Sudha would deliberately mess up her lines in the first take to make Mumtaz laugh. That loosened Mumtaz up for the real take — Sudha called it her 'icebreaker trick'.
- After Irudhi Suttru wrapped, Sudha gifted Mumtaz a pair of boxing gloves signed by the entire crew. Mumtaz still keeps them on her desk at home in Kolkata.
- "Sudha doesn't direct you. She fights alongside you. Every scene felt like a tag-team match." — Mumtaz Sorcar, in a 2017 interview with The Hindu about working with Sudha on Guru.
- The success of Irudhi Suttru (2016) directly led to the Hindi remake Saala Khadoos — but Sudha and Mumtaz were the only two cast members who reprised their roles in both versions. Everyone else was recast.
3 films across 1 decade
- Irudhi Suttru
- Guru
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 3 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Irudhi Suttru, Sudha K. Prasad had directed 1 film, including Drohi (2010).
Irudhi Suttru was Mumtaz Sorcar's acting debut.
After Guru, Mumtaz Sorcar went on to appear in 1 more film, including C/O Kaadhal (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sudha K. Prasad & Mumtaz Sorcar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Nassar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. Santhosh Narayanan scored 3 of them.
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