Nagesh & T. P. Muthulakshmi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nagesh and T. P. Muthulakshmi appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1961 and 1966. Their highest-rated collaboration was Navarathri (1964 — 7.5/10). Films span Thayilla Pillai (1961) through Thenmazhai (1966).
The Nagesh & T. P. Muthulakshmi partnership
From Thayilla Pillai (1961) to Thenmazhai (1966). The played out closed with Thenmazhai in 1966. Navarathri is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Thayilla Pillai (1961).
The shape of the work
Nagesh acted in every film; T. P. Muthulakshmi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Navarathri
- Thayilla Pillai0
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
50% of T. P. Muthulakshmi's screen credits are with Nagesh. After Thenmazhai, Nagesh kept going for 225 more films; T. P. Muthulakshmi stepped back.
Thayilla Pillai was Nagesh's acting debut.
After Thenmazhai, Nagesh went on to appear in 225 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Thillaanaa Mohanambal (1968).
Before Thayilla Pillai, T. P. Muthulakshmi had starred in 2 films, including Sivagami (1960) and Adutha Veettu Penn (1960).
After Thenmazhai, T. P. Muthulakshmi went on to appear in 1 more film, including Karpooram (1967).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nagesh & T. P. Muthulakshmi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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