K. Shankar & R. Muthuraman Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-06 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. Shankar and R. Muthuraman appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1978 and 1982. Films span Vayasu Ponnu (1978) through Thai moogambikai (1982).
The K. Shankar & R. Muthuraman partnership
From Vayasu Ponnu (1978) to Thai moogambikai (1982). The ran closed with Thai moogambikai in 1982. It started with Vayasu Ponnu (1978).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Vayasu Ponnu; the 1980s to Thai moogambikai. K. Shankar directed every film; R. Muthuraman acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Vayasu Ponnu0
- Thai moogambikai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, K. Shankar had 21 films behind them; R. Muthuraman had 129. After Thai moogambikai, K. Shankar kept going for 15 more films; R. Muthuraman stepped back.
Before Vayasu Ponnu, K. Shankar had directed 21 films, including Uzhaikkum Karangal (1976) and Kudiyirundha Koyil (1968).
After Thai moogambikai, K. Shankar went on to direct 15 more films, including Siranjeevi (1984) and Raja Rishi (1985).
Before Vayasu Ponnu, R. Muthuraman had starred in 129 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
K. R. Vijaya is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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