Sivakumar & Cho Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sivakumar and Cho appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1973 and 1983. Films span Ganga Gowri (1973) through Saattai Illatha Pambaram (1983).
The Sivakumar & Cho partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Saattai Illatha Pambaram (1983). They didn't share a set between 1975 and 1983. From Ganga Gowri (1973) to Saattai Illatha Pambaram (1983).
The unfolded closed with Saattai Illatha Pambaram in 1983. It started with Ganga Gowri (1973).
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Ganga Gowri; the 1980s to Saattai Illatha Pambaram. Sivakumar acted in every film; Cho acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Cho was already a big name as a writer and actor when he cast Sivakumar in 'Onne Onnu Kanne Kannu' (1974). Sivakumar later said Cho gave him the role because he wanted a 'fresh, non-mannered' face opposite the heroine — and Sivakumar was still finding his footing in the industry.
- In 'Melnaattu Marumagal' (1975), Cho wrote the dialogues and Sivakumar delivered them with a natural, understated style. Cho later admitted he deliberately wrote longer, faster lines for Sivakumar because he knew the actor could make them sound like everyday speech — not stage dialogue.
- Cho and Sivakumar were close friends off-screen. During the shoot of 'Saattai Illatha Pambaram' (1983), Cho would often rewrite scenes the night before, and Sivakumar would show up at his house at 5 AM to rehearse them together over coffee.
- Sivakumar once said about Cho: 'He didn't just direct me — he taught me how to listen to the other actor on screen. Every scene with him was a masterclass in timing.'
- Their third film together, 'Saattai Illatha Pambaram' (1983), was one of the early Tamil films to use a non-linear flashback structure. It directly influenced later experimental screenplays in Tamil cinema, though it didn't do well at the box office.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 3 films.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Ganga Gowri0
- Onne Onnu Kanne Kannu0
- Saattai Illatha Pambaram0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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 Saattai Illatha Pambaram, Sivakumar kept going for 63 more films; Cho stepped back. By the time of Ganga Gowri, both already had careers — Sivakumar with 18 films, Cho with 22.
Before Ganga Gowri, Sivakumar had starred in 18 films, including Annai Velankanni (1971) and Agathiyar (1972).
After Saattai Illatha Pambaram, Sivakumar went on to appear in 63 more films, including Manidhanin Marupakkam (1986) and Pasa Mazhai (1989).
Before Ganga Gowri, Cho had starred in 22 films, including Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971) and Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971).
After Saattai Illatha Pambaram, Cho went on to appear in 2 more films, including Guru Sishyan (1988) and Paalam (1990).
Collaboration Journey
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