Nagesh & Mekala Pictures Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nagesh and Mekala Pictures appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1964 and 1967. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poompuhar (1964 — 7.5/10). Films span Poompuhar (1964) through Valibha Virundhu (1967).
The Nagesh & Mekala Pictures partnership
From Poompuhar (1964) to Valibha Virundhu (1967). The ran closed with Valibha Virundhu in 1967. Poompuhar is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Poompuhar (1964).
The shape of the work
Nagesh acted in every film; Mekala Pictures produced all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Poompuhar
- Valibha Virundhu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Mekala Pictures's screen credits are with Nagesh. After Valibha Virundhu, Nagesh kept going for 206 more films; Mekala Pictures stepped back.
Before Poompuhar, Nagesh had starred in 10 films, including Kungumam (1963) and Ratha Thilagam (1963).
After Valibha Virundhu, Nagesh went on to appear in 206 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Thillaanaa Mohanambal (1968).
Before Poompuhar, Mekala Pictures had starred in 2 films, including Kuravanji (1960) and Kaanchi Thalaivan (1963).
After Valibha Virundhu, Mekala Pictures went on to appear in 1 more film, including Engal Thangam (1970).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nagesh & Mekala Pictures's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Bharathi is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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