Sivakumar & Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sivakumar and Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1970 and 1975. Their highest-rated collaboration was Agathiyar (1972 — 7.5/10). Films span Thirumalai Thenkumari (1970) through Melnaattu Marumagal (1975).
The Sivakumar & Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan partnership
Between 1970 and 1975, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 5 years. For 5 years, a Sivakumar–Kunnakudi film arrived almost every year. From Thirumalai Thenkumari (1970) to Melnaattu Marumagal (1975).
Rajaraja Cholan (1973, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Agathiyar is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Sivakumar acted in every film; Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 1 decade
- Agathiyar
- Rajaraja Cholan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 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
58% of Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan's screen credits are with Sivakumar. After Melnaattu Marumagal, Sivakumar kept going for 113 more films; Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan stepped back.
Before Thirumalai Thenkumari, Sivakumar had starred in 7 films, including Uyarndha Manidhan (1968) and Kandan Karunai (1967).
After Melnaattu Marumagal, Sivakumar went on to appear in 113 more films, including Annakili (1976) and Kavikkuyil (1977).
Before Thirumalai Thenkumari, Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan had starred in 1 film, including Vaa Raja Vaa (1969).
After Melnaattu Marumagal, Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Murugan Adimai (1977) and Navarathinam (1977).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sivakumar & Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 7 films. Manorama appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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