V. S. Raghavan & K. V. Mahadevan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
V. S. Raghavan and K. V. Mahadevan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1969 and 1970. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thunaivan (1969 — 7.5/10). Films span Thunaivan (1969) through Ethiroli (1970).
The V. S. Raghavan & K. V. Mahadevan partnership
From Thunaivan (1969) to Ethiroli (1970). The played out closed with Ethiroli in 1970. Thunaivan is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Thunaivan (1969).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Thunaivan; the 1970s to Vietnam Veedu. V. S. Raghavan acted in every film; K. V. Mahadevan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 1 film together, anchored by Thunaivan (7.5/10).
The 1970s brought 2 films together, anchored by Vietnam Veedu (7.5/10).
- Thunaivan
- Vietnam Veedu
- Ethiroli0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 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, V. S. Raghavan had 7 films behind them; K. V. Mahadevan had 117.
Before Thunaivan, V. S. Raghavan had starred in 7 films, including Pattanathil Bhootham (1967) and Neelagiri Express (1968).
After Ethiroli, V. S. Raghavan went on to appear in 40 more films, including Punnagai (1971) and Nootrukku Nooru (1971).
Before Thunaivan, K. V. Mahadevan had starred in 117 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Thillaanaa Mohanambal (1968).
After Ethiroli, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 52 more films, including Nalla Neram (1972) and Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal (1982).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of V. S. Raghavan & K. V. Mahadevan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Nagesh appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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