Pushpalatha & A.V.M.Rajan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Pushpalatha and A.V.M.Rajan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1964 and 1973. Films span Chitrangi (1964) through Veettukku Vandha Marumagal (1973).
The Pushpalatha & A.V.M.Rajan partnership
From Chitrangi (1964) to Veettukku Vandha Marumagal (1973). The unfolded closed with Veettukku Vandha Marumagal in 1973. It started with Chitrangi (1964).
The shape of the work
The 1960s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Chitrangi; the 1970s to Veettukku Vandha Marumagal. Pushpalatha acted in every film; A.V.M.Rajan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Pushpalatha was already a star when A.V.M.Rajan was a newcomer. She specifically asked the director of Chitrangi (1964) to cast him opposite her after seeing his stage work. That film launched him as a lead.
- On the sets of Karpooram (1967), Rajan would deliberately flub his lines in the first take just to make Pushpalatha laugh. She'd then reset the scene with a sharp ad-lib, and they'd nail the final take in one go. The crew called it their 'warm-up ritual'.
- Their fourth film together, Veettukku Vandha Marumagal (1973), was the first Tamil film to feature a double role for its female lead — a trend that Sridevi and others would later ride to stardom. Pushpalatha played both parts, and Rajan played opposite both versions of her.
- After Mahizampoo (1969) wrapped, Rajan gifted Pushpalatha a gold chain with a tiny 'M' pendant — for Mahizampoo. She wore it in every film they made together after that, including Veettukku Vandha Marumagal. It's visible in the climax scene.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1960s accounted for 3 films.
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Chitrangi0
- Karpooram0
- Veettukku Vandha Marumagal0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of A.V.M.Rajan's screen credits are with Pushpalatha.
Before Chitrangi, Pushpalatha had starred in 13 films, including Ratha Thilagam (1963) and Saradha (1962).
After Veettukku Vandha Marumagal, Pushpalatha went on to appear in 10 more films, including Pagalil Oru Iravu (1979) and Dharma Yuddham (1979).
Before Chitrangi, A.V.M.Rajan had starred in 2 films, including Naanum Oru Pen (1963) and Thulasi Maadam (1963).
After Veettukku Vandha Marumagal, A.V.M.Rajan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Magalukkaga (1974) and Thiruvarul (1975).
Collaboration Journey
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