Nagesh & Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nagesh and Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1970 and 1977. Their highest-rated collaboration was Agathiyar (1972 — 7.5/10). Films span Namma Veettu Daivam (1970) through Murugan Adimai (1977).
The Nagesh & Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan partnership
Between 1970 and 1977, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Namma Veettu Daivam (1970) to Murugan Adimai (1977). The spanned closed with Murugan Adimai in 1977.
Agathiyar is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Namma Veettu Daivam (1970).
The shape of the work
Nagesh acted in every film; Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Agathiyar
- Deivam
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
63% of Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan's screen credits are with Nagesh. When they first worked together, Nagesh had 111 films behind them; Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan had 1. After Murugan Adimai, Nagesh kept going for 68 more films; Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan stepped back.
Before Namma Veettu Daivam, Nagesh had starred in 111 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Major Chandrakanth (1966).
After Murugan Adimai, Nagesh went on to appear in 68 more films, including Kadhal Kondein (2003) and Cheran Pandiyan (1991).
Before Namma Veettu Daivam, Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan had starred in 1 film, including Vaa Raja Vaa (1969).
After Murugan Adimai, Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Raga Bandhangal (1982) and Thodi Ragam (1983).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nagesh & Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
R. Muthuraman is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. R. Muthuraman appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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