V. S. Raghavan & Thirumalai Mahalingam Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
V. S. Raghavan and Thirumalai Mahalingam appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1966 and 1968. Their highest-rated collaboration was Neelagiri Express (1968 — 7.5/10). Films span Madras To Pondicherry (1966) through Neelagiri Express (1968).
The V. S. Raghavan & Thirumalai Mahalingam partnership
From Madras To Pondicherry (1966) to Neelagiri Express (1968). The ran closed with Neelagiri Express in 1968. Neelagiri Express is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Madras To Pondicherry (1966).
The shape of the work
V. S. Raghavan acted in every film; Thirumalai Mahalingam directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Neelagiri Express
- Madras To Pondicherry0
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
40% of Thirumalai Mahalingam's screen credits are with V. S. Raghavan. After Neelagiri Express, V. S. Raghavan kept going for 49 more films; Thirumalai Mahalingam stepped back.
Before Madras To Pondicherry, V. S. Raghavan had starred in 2 films, including Bommai (1964) and Avana Ivan (1962).
After Neelagiri Express, V. S. Raghavan went on to appear in 49 more films, including Iru Kodugal (1969) and Shanti Nilayam (1969).
Madras To Pondicherry was Thirumalai Mahalingam's directorial debut.
After Neelagiri Express, Thirumalai Mahalingam went on to direct 3 more films, including Kathal Jyothi (1970) and Pudhiya Manidhan (1974).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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