Sivaji Ganesan & S. V. Venkatraman Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sivaji Ganesan and S. V. Venkatraman appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1960 and 1963. Their highest-rated collaboration was Irumbu Thirai (1960 — 7.5/10). Films span Irumbu Thirai (1960) through Arivaali (1963).
The Sivaji Ganesan & S. V. Venkatraman partnership
From Irumbu Thirai (1960) to Arivaali (1963). The played out closed with Arivaali in 1963. Irumbu Thirai is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Irumbu Thirai (1960).
The shape of the work
Sivaji Ganesan acted in every film; S. V. Venkatraman scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Irumbu Thirai
- Arivaali
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 Arivaali, Sivaji Ganesan kept going for 198 more films; S. V. Venkatraman stepped back.
Irumbu Thirai was Sivaji Ganesan's acting debut.
After Arivaali, Sivaji Ganesan went on to appear in 198 more films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Karnan (1964).
Irumbu Thirai was S. V. Venkatraman's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sivaji Ganesan & S. V. Venkatraman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
K. A. Thangavelu is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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