Nagesh & Vijaya Nirmala Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nagesh and Vijaya Nirmala appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1968 and 1974. Their highest-rated collaboration was Neelagiri Express (1968 — 7.5/10). Films span Neelagiri Express (1968) through Pudhiya Manidhan (1974).
The Nagesh & Vijaya Nirmala partnership
From Neelagiri Express (1968) to Pudhiya Manidhan (1974). The ran closed with Pudhiya Manidhan in 1974. Neelagiri Express is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Neelagiri Express (1968).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Neelagiri Express; the 1970s to Pudhiya Manidhan. Nagesh acted in every film; Vijaya Nirmala acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 1 film together, anchored by Neelagiri Express (7.5/10).
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Neelagiri Express
- Pudhiya Manidhan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Nagesh had 77 films behind them; Vijaya Nirmala had 2. After Pudhiya Manidhan, Nagesh kept going for 89 more films; Vijaya Nirmala stepped back.
Before Neelagiri Express, Nagesh had starred in 77 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Major Chandrakanth (1966).
After Pudhiya Manidhan, Nagesh went on to appear in 89 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
Before Neelagiri Express, Vijaya Nirmala had starred in 2 films, including Pandhayam (1967) and Enga Veettu Penn (1965).
After Pudhiya Manidhan, Vijaya Nirmala went on to appear in 4 more films, including Sri Sri (2016) and Sumangali Kolam (1984).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nagesh & Vijaya Nirmala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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