V. S. Raghavan & V. Kumar Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
V. S. Raghavan and V. Kumar appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1968 and 1975. Their highest-rated collaboration was Iru Kodugal (1969 — 7.8/10). Films span Neelagiri Express (1968) through Ellorum Nallavare (1975).
The V. S. Raghavan & V. Kumar partnership
Between 1968 and 1975, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Neelagiri Express (1968) to Ellorum Nallavare (1975). Nootrukku Nooru (1971, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
Iru Kodugal is the one most viewers reach for. The spanned closed with Ellorum Nallavare in 1975.
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Iru Kodugal; the 1970s to Nootrukku Nooru. V. S. Raghavan acted in every film; V. Kumar scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 2 films together, anchored by Iru Kodugal (7.8/10).
The 1970s brought 3 films together, anchored by Nootrukku Nooru (7.5/10).
- Iru Kodugal
- Neelagiri Express
- Nootrukku Nooru
- Kanna Nalama0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
50% of V. Kumar's screen credits are with V. S. Raghavan. After Ellorum Nallavare, V. S. Raghavan kept going for 28 more films; V. Kumar stepped back.
Before Neelagiri Express, V. S. Raghavan had starred in 5 films, including Pattanathil Bhootham (1967) and Bommai (1964).
After Ellorum Nallavare, V. S. Raghavan went on to appear in 28 more films, including En Kelvikku Enna Bathil (1978) and Vetrikku Oruvan (1979).
Before Neelagiri Express, V. Kumar had starred in 3 films, including Naanal (1965) and Neerkumizhi (1965).
After Ellorum Nallavare, V. Kumar went on to appear in 2 more films, including Kalam Oru Naal Maarum (1981) and Enakkoru Neethi (1990).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of V. S. Raghavan & V. Kumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. Nagesh appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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