K. Shankar & K. V. Mahadevan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. Shankar and K. V. Mahadevan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1963 and 1975. Films span Ezhai Pangalan (1963) through Pallandu Vazhga (1975).
The K. Shankar & K. V. Mahadevan partnership
From Ezhai Pangalan (1963) to Pallandu Vazhga (1975). The played out closed with Pallandu Vazhga in 1975. It started with Ezhai Pangalan (1963).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Ezhai Pangalan; the 1970s to Pallandu Vazhga. K. Shankar directed every film; K. V. Mahadevan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1960s accounted for 2 films.
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Ezhai Pangalan0
- Adimaippenn0
- Pallandu Vazhga0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 12 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 5 films behind them; K. V. Mahadevan had 39.
Before Ezhai Pangalan, K. Shankar had directed 5 films, including Aalayamani (1962) and Aadi Perukku (1962).
After Pallandu Vazhga, K. Shankar went on to direct 28 more films, including Uzhaikkum Karangal (1976) and Bala Nagamma (1981).
Before Ezhai Pangalan, K. V. Mahadevan had starred in 39 films, including Padikkadha Medhai (1960) and Kudumba Thalaivan (1962).
After Pallandu Vazhga, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 23 more films, including Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal (1982) and Alludugaru (1990).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. Shankar & K. V. Mahadevan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. G. Ramachandran is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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