Saroja Devi & S. M. Subbaiah Naidu Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Saroja Devi and S. M. Subbaiah Naidu appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1961 and 1970. Films span Thirudadhe (1961) through Snegithi (1970).
The Saroja Devi & S. M. Subbaiah Naidu partnership
From Thirudadhe (1961) to Snegithi (1970). The ran closed with Snegithi in 1970. It started with Thirudadhe (1961).
The shape of the work
The 1960s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Thirudadhe; the 1970s to Snegithi. Saroja Devi acted in every film; S. M. Subbaiah Naidu scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1960s accounted for 5 films.
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Thirudadhe0
- Kalyaniyin Kanavan0
- Snegithi0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 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
30% of Saroja Devi's screen credits are with S. M. Subbaiah Naidu.
Before Thirudadhe, Saroja Devi had starred in 5 films, including Irumbu Thirai (1960) and Ellorum Innaattu Mannar (1960).
After Snegithi, Saroja Devi went on to appear in 9 more films, including Aadhavan (2009) and Once More (1997).
Thirudadhe was S. M. Subbaiah Naidu's acting debut.
After Snegithi, S. M. Subbaiah Naidu went on to appear in 1 more film, including Thirumagal (1971).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Saroja Devi & S. M. Subbaiah Naidu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. G. Ramachandran is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. M. G. Ramachandran appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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