Nagesh & M. G. Chakrapani Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nagesh and M. G. Chakrapani appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1967 and 1975. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973 — 7.8/10). Films span Arasa Kattalai (1967) through Naalai Namadhe (1975).
The Nagesh & M. G. Chakrapani partnership
From Arasa Kattalai (1967) to Naalai Namadhe (1975). Naalai Namadhe (1975, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. The played out closed with Naalai Namadhe in 1975.
Ulagam Sutrum Valiban is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Arasa Kattalai (1967).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Arasa Kattalai; the 1970s to Ulagam Sutrum Valiban. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 1 film together, anchored by Arasa Kattalai (7.5/10).
The 1970s brought 2 films together, anchored by Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (7.8/10).
- Arasa Kattalai
- Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
- Naalai Namadhe
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
60% of M. G. Chakrapani's screen credits are with Nagesh. When they first worked together, Nagesh had 58 films behind them; M. G. Chakrapani had 2. After Naalai Namadhe, Nagesh kept going for 84 more films; M. G. Chakrapani stepped back.
Before Arasa Kattalai, Nagesh had starred in 58 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Major Chandrakanth (1966).
After Naalai Namadhe, Nagesh went on to appear in 84 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Kadhal Kondein (2003).
Before Arasa Kattalai, M. G. Chakrapani had starred in 2 films, including Manithan Maravillai (1962) and Mannadhi Mannan (1960).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nagesh & M. G. Chakrapani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. G. Ramachandran is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. M. G. Ramachandran appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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