Ravichandran & K. V. Mahadevan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ravichandran and K. V. Mahadevan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1965 and 1972. Films span Idhayak Kamalam (1965) through Varaverpu (1972).
The Ravichandran & K. V. Mahadevan partnership
From Idhayak Kamalam (1965) to Varaverpu (1972). The unfolded closed with Varaverpu in 1972. It started with Idhayak Kamalam (1965).
The shape of the work
The 1960s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Idhayak Kamalam; the 1970s to Varaverpu. Ravichandran acted in every film; K. V. Mahadevan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1960s accounted for 3 films.
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Idhayak Kamalam0
- Madi Veettu Mappilai0
- Varaverpu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ravichandran had 2 films behind them; K. V. Mahadevan had 70.
Before Idhayak Kamalam, Ravichandran had starred in 2 films, including Kaadhalikka Neramillai (1964) and Nal Varavu (1964).
After Varaverpu, Ravichandran went on to appear in 38 more films, including Neeya (1979) and Thendral (2004).
Before Idhayak Kamalam, K. V. Mahadevan had starred in 70 films, including Padikkadha Medhai (1960) and Navarathri (1964).
After Varaverpu, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 39 more films, including Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal (1982) and Vani Rani (1974).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
A.V.M.Rajan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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