Nagesh & T. N. Balu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nagesh and T. N. Balu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1964 and 1969. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dheiva Thaai (1964 — 7.3/10). Films span Dheiva Thaai (1964) through Anjal Petti 520 (1969).
The Nagesh & T. N. Balu partnership
From Dheiva Thaai (1964) to Anjal Petti 520 (1969). Dheiva Thaai is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Anjal Petti 520 in 1969.
It started with Dheiva Thaai (1964).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Nagesh actor, T. N. Balu screenplay, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Dheiva Thaai
- Panama Pasama0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
30% of T. N. Balu's screen credits are with Nagesh. After Anjal Petti 520, Nagesh kept going for 172 more films; T. N. Balu stepped back.
Before Dheiva Thaai, Nagesh had starred in 10 films, including Kungumam (1963) and Ratha Thilagam (1963).
After Anjal Petti 520, Nagesh went on to appear in 172 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
Dheiva Thaai was T. N. Balu's acting debut.
After Anjal Petti 520, T. N. Balu went on to appear in 7 more films, including Uyarndhavargal (1977) and Sankarlal (1981).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nagesh & T. N. Balu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Saroja Devi is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Saroja Devi appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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