Nagesh & K. B. Sundarambal Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nagesh and K. B. Sundarambal appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1964 and 1969. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mahakavi Kalidas (1966 — 7.8/10). Films span Poompuhar (1964) through Thunaivan (1969).
The Nagesh & K. B. Sundarambal partnership
From Poompuhar (1964) to Thunaivan (1969). Thunaivan (1969, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Mahakavi Kalidas is the one most viewers reach for.
The played out closed with Thunaivan in 1969. It started with Poompuhar (1964).
The shape of the work
Nagesh acted in every film; K. B. Sundarambal acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Mahakavi Kalidas
- Poompuhar
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
60% of K. B. Sundarambal's screen credits are with Nagesh. After Thunaivan, Nagesh kept going for 172 more films; K. B. Sundarambal stepped back.
Before Poompuhar, Nagesh had starred in 10 films, including Kungumam (1963) and Ratha Thilagam (1963).
After Thunaivan, Nagesh went on to appear in 172 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
Poompuhar was K. B. Sundarambal's acting debut.
After Thunaivan, K. B. Sundarambal went on to appear in 2 more films, including Karaikkal Ammayar (1973) and Shakthi Leelai (1972).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nagesh & K. B. Sundarambal's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
K. V. Mahadevan is the through-line — music on 3 of their 3 films. K. V. Mahadevan scored 3 of them.
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