M. N. Nambiar & K. A. Thangavelu Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. N. Nambiar and K. A. Thangavelu appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1960 and 1965. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pasamalar (1961 — 8.5/10). Films span Veerakkanal (1960) through Enga Veettu Pillai (1965).
The M. N. Nambiar & K. A. Thangavelu partnership
Between 1960 and 1965, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 5 years. 1961 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 5 years, a M.–K. film arrived almost every year.
From Veerakkanal (1960) to Enga Veettu Pillai (1965). The spanned closed with Enga Veettu Pillai in 1965.
The shape of the work
M. N. Nambiar acted in every film; K. A. Thangavelu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Pasamalar
- Enga Veettu Pillai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
After Enga Veettu Pillai, M. N. Nambiar kept going for 107 more films; K. A. Thangavelu stepped back.
Veerakkanal was M. N. Nambiar's acting debut.
After Enga Veettu Pillai, M. N. Nambiar went on to appear in 107 more films, including Deiva Magan (1969) and Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973).
Veerakkanal was K. A. Thangavelu's acting debut.
After Enga Veettu Pillai, K. A. Thangavelu went on to appear in 20 more films, including Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala (1978) and Galatta Kalyanam (1968).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Gemini Ganesan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Gemini Ganesan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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