Sivakumar & S. V. Subbaiah Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sivakumar and S. V. Subbaiah appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1973 and 1976. Their highest-rated collaboration was Arangetram (1973 — 7.9/10). Films span Arangetram (1973) through Annakili (1976).
The Sivakumar & S. V. Subbaiah partnership
From Arangetram (1973) to Annakili (1976). Annakili (1976, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. The played out closed with Annakili in 1976.
Arangetram is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Arangetram (1973).
The shape of the work
Sivakumar acted in every film; S. V. Subbaiah acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Arangetram
- Sollathaan Ninaikkiren
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Annakili, Sivakumar kept going for 108 more films; S. V. Subbaiah stepped back.
Before Arangetram, Sivakumar had starred in 18 films, including Annai Velankanni (1971) and Agathiyar (1972).
After Annakili, Sivakumar went on to appear in 108 more films, including Kavikkuyil (1977) and Agni Sakshi (1982).
Before Arangetram, S. V. Subbaiah had starred in 5 films, including Kalathur Kannamma (1960) and Kaval Daivam (1969).
After Annakili, S. V. Subbaiah went on to appear in 3 more films, including Dheepam (1977) and Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan (1978).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sivakumar & S. V. Subbaiah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jayachitra is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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