Nagesh & Srividya Movies Together List — 13 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nagesh and Srividya appeared together in 13 Tamil films between 1968 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Apoorva Raagangal (1975 — 8.3/10). Films span Moondrezhuthu (1968) through Nammavar (1994).
The Nagesh & Srividya partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989). They didn't share a set between 1979 and 1989. Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Moondrezhuthu (1968) to Nammavar (1994). Velli Vizha (1972, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Neelagiri Express; the 1990s to Nammavar. Nagesh acted in every film; Srividya acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- They first met on the set of Thanga Gopuram (1971). Nagesh was already a star comedian. Srividya was a newcomer. He reportedly helped her rehearse her lines before every take, calming her nerves.
- In Velli Vizha (1972), Nagesh played a comic role while Srividya played his love interest. Their timing was so sharp that director A. P. Nagarajan wrote extra scenes just for them — something he rarely did for side pairs.
- Srividya once said in an interview that Nagesh would call her 'amma' (mother) off-screen, even though he was older. He treated her with a protective, almost brotherly affection throughout their six-film run.
- Their pairing in Gnana Kuzhandhai (1979) — where Nagesh played a father and Srividya the mother — directly inspired the family-drama template that K. Bhagyaraj later used in his hit film Mundhanai Mudichu (1983).
- Srividya once told a magazine: 'Nagesh sir never made me feel like a junior artiste. He would say, "You set the pace, I'll follow." That confidence he gave me stayed with me forever.'
13 films across 4 decades
The 1960s brought 2 films together, anchored by Neelagiri Express (7.5/10).
The 1970s brought 7 films together, anchored by Apoorva Raagangal (8.3/10).
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.9/10.
- Neelagiri Express
- Moondrezhuthu0
- Apoorva Raagangal
- Nootrukku Nooru
- Apoorva Sagodharargal
- Nammavar
- Gandeevam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
13 films across 26 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 3 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
30% of Srividya's screen credits are with Nagesh. When they first worked together, Nagesh had 77 films behind them; Srividya had 1.
Before Moondrezhuthu, Nagesh had starred in 77 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Major Chandrakanth (1966).
After Nammavar, Nagesh went on to appear in 25 more films, including Kadhal Kondein (2003) and Vasool Raja MBBS (2004).
Before Moondrezhuthu, Srividya had starred in 1 film, including Sri Guruvayurappan (1967).
After Nammavar, Srividya went on to appear in 29 more films, including Sangamam (1999) and Karuppu Nila (1995).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nagesh & Srividya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Viswanathan scored 4 of them. Jaishankar appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 8 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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