Nagesh & Prameela Devika Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nagesh and Prameela Devika appeared together in 9 Tamil films between 1962 and 1971. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pazhani (1965 — 7.5/10). Films span Policekaran Magal (1962) through Veguli pen (1971).
The Nagesh & Prameela Devika partnership
1965 was their peak — 5 films in twelve months. For 9 years, a Nagesh–Prameela film arrived almost every year. From Policekaran Magal (1962) to Veguli pen (1971).
The spanned closed with Veguli pen in 1971. Pazhani is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1960s account for 89% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Pazhani; the 1970s to Veguli pen. Nagesh acted in every film; Prameela Devika acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Nagesh was already a star when Prameela Devika was cast opposite him in Kubera Theevu (1963). She was a newcomer, and he reportedly helped her rehearse her lines on set, calming her nerves before every take.
- In Nenjam Marappathillai (1963), Nagesh played a comic role while Prameela Devika played the romantic lead. He deliberately underplayed his comedy in their scenes together so her performance wouldn't get drowned out — a move she later credited for her confidence.
- Prameela Devika once said in an interview that Nagesh would call her 'sister' off-screen and was protective of her on set. When a co-star made her uncomfortable during the shoot of Anbukarangal (1965), Nagesh stepped in and had the director reshuffle the scene order.
- Their film Poojaikku Vandha Malar (1965) was one of the earliest Tamil films to feature a female-led emotional arc in a family drama, and its success directly led to more heroine-centric roles being written for Prameela Devika in the late 1960s.
- In Vazhkai Padagu (1965), Nagesh played a blind man and Prameela Devika played his caretaker. He insisted on rehearsing the climactic scene with her blindfolded for two hours before the shoot, so their physical cues would feel natural — no one else on set knew he was doing it.
9 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 8 films together, anchored by Pazhani (7.5/10).
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Pazhani
- Poojaikku Vandha Malar
- Veguli pen0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
69% of Prameela Devika's screen credits are with Nagesh. After Veguli pen, Nagesh kept going for 141 more films; Prameela Devika stepped back.
Before Policekaran Magal, Nagesh had starred in 1 film, including Thayilla Pillai (1961).
After Veguli pen, Nagesh went on to appear in 141 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
Before Policekaran Magal, Prameela Devika had starred in 4 films, including Pava Mannippu (1961) and Naaga Nandhini (1961).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nagesh & Prameela Devika's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Devika is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 9 films. M. S. Viswanathan scored 4 of them. They worked with the same 9 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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