Viswanathan Ramamoorthy & K. A. Thangavelu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Viswanathan Ramamoorthy and K. A. Thangavelu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1961 and 1965. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pasamalar (1961 — 8.5/10). Films span Pasamalar (1961) through Enga Veettu Pillai (1965).
The Viswanathan Ramamoorthy & K. A. Thangavelu partnership
From Pasamalar (1961) to Enga Veettu Pillai (1965). Pasamalar is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Enga Veettu Pillai in 1965.
It started with Pasamalar (1961).
The shape of the work
Viswanathan Ramamoorthy scored every film; K. A. Thangavelu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Pasamalar
- Enga Veettu Pillai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
30% of Viswanathan Ramamoorthy's screen credits are with K. A. Thangavelu. After Enga Veettu Pillai, K. A. Thangavelu kept going for 20 more films; Viswanathan Ramamoorthy stepped back.
Before Pasamalar, Viswanathan Ramamoorthy had starred in 5 films, including Aalukkoru Veedu (1960) and Kavalai Illaadha Manithan (1960).
After Enga Veettu Pillai, Viswanathan Ramamoorthy went on to appear in 2 more films, including Thalavanin Arulullam (1994) and Engirundho Vandhaan (1995).
Before Pasamalar, K. A. Thangavelu had starred in 11 films, including Irumbu Thirai (1960) and Adutha Veettu Penn (1960).
After Enga Veettu Pillai, K. A. Thangavelu went on to appear in 20 more films, including Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala (1978) and Galatta Kalyanam (1968).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Viswanathan Ramamoorthy & K. A. Thangavelu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Gemini Ganesan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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