Cheenu Mohan & G. Marimuthu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Cheenu Mohan and G. Marimuthu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2020 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (2021 — 7.7/10). Films span Thatrom Thookrom (2020) through Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (2021).
The Cheenu Mohan & G. Marimuthu partnership
From Thatrom Thookrom (2020) to Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (2021). Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Thatrom Thookrom (2020).
The shape of the work
Cheenu Mohan acted in every film; G. Marimuthu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Marimuthu was a well-known character actor before he turned director. Cheenu Mohan, then a struggling lead, approached him with a script for Thatrom Thookrom. Marimuthu agreed to direct only if Cheenu produced it himself — which he did, maxing out credit cards.
- On the set of Sangathalaivan, Marimuthu would deliberately not give Cheenu his lines until right before the take. He wanted Cheenu's reactions to feel raw and unpolished — like a real village boy caught off-guard. Cheenu later said that method made him trust Marimuthu blindly.
- Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum was the first Tamil film to win the NETPAC Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala. That recognition directly came from Marimuthu trusting Cheenu to play a layered, unlikeable husband — a role most mainstream actors refused.
- During the Thatrom Thookrom shoot, Marimuthu and Cheenu shared a single room in a lodge near Tenkasi for 45 days. They cooked their own meals because the budget couldn't afford a caterer. Cheenu still calls Marimuthu 'anna' and visits his house unannounced.
- Marimuthu once said in an interview: 'Cheenu is the only actor who will let me slap him for real on screen. He doesn't flinch. That's why I write my most difficult scenes for him.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
- Sangathalaivan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of Cheenu Mohan's screen credits are with G. Marimuthu. After Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum, G. Marimuthu kept going for 19 more films; Cheenu Mohan stepped back.
Before Thatrom Thookrom, Cheenu Mohan had starred in 4 films, including Vada Chennai (2018) and Aandavan Kattalai (2016).
Before Thatrom Thookrom, G. Marimuthu had starred in 17 films, including Yuddham Sei (2011) and Sarvam Thaala Mayam (2019).
After Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum, G. Marimuthu went on to appear in 19 more films, including Red Sandal Wood (2023) and Jailer (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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