M. N. Nambiar & R. Muthuraman Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. N. Nambiar and R. Muthuraman appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1969 and 1979. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rajaraja Cholan (1973 — 7.5/10). Films span Sivandha Mann (1969) through Neeya (1979).
The M. N. Nambiar & R. Muthuraman partnership
From Sivandha Mann (1969) to Neeya (1979). The ran closed with Neeya in 1979. Rajaraja Cholan is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Sivandha Mann (1969).
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Sivandha Mann; the 1970s to Rajaraja Cholan. M. N. Nambiar acted in every film; R. Muthuraman acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1960s accounted for 2 films.
The 1970s brought 4 films together, anchored by Rajaraja Cholan (7.5/10).
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- Rajaraja Cholan
- Neeya
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Neeya, M. N. Nambiar kept going for 64 more films; R. Muthuraman stepped back. By the time of Sivandha Mann, both already had careers — M. N. Nambiar with 34 films, R. Muthuraman with 41.
Before Sivandha Mann, M. N. Nambiar had starred in 34 films, including Pasamalar (1961) and Ayirathil Oruvan (1965).
After Neeya, M. N. Nambiar went on to appear in 64 more films, including Garjanai (1981) and Thooral Ninnu Pochchu (1982).
Before Sivandha Mann, R. Muthuraman had starred in 41 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Neeya, R. Muthuraman went on to appear in 4 more films, including Guru (1980) and Pokkiri Raja (1982).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. N. Nambiar & R. Muthuraman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Nagesh appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. M. S. Viswanathan scored 3 of them.
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