S. P. Muthuraman & Senthamarai Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
S. P. Muthuraman and Senthamarai appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1976 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kazhugu (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Thunive Thunai (1976) through Guru Sishyan (1988).
The S. P. Muthuraman & Senthamarai partnership
From Thunive Thunai (1976) to Guru Sishyan (1988). Naan Mahaan Alla (1984, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. The spanned closed with Guru Sishyan in 1988.
Kazhugu is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Thunive Thunai (1976).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Thunive Thunai; the 1980s to Kazhugu. S. P. Muthuraman directed every film; Senthamarai acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s brought 4 films together, anchored by Kazhugu (7.5/10).
- Thunive Thunai0
- Kazhugu
- Naan Mahaan Alla
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
Before Thunive Thunai, S. P. Muthuraman had directed 9 films, including Aanpillai Singam (1975) and Vazhndhu Kaattukiren (1975).
After Guru Sishyan, S. P. Muthuraman went on to direct 8 more films, including Raja Chinna Roja (1989) and Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga (1990).
Before Thunive Thunai, Senthamarai had starred in 12 films, including Arangetram (1973) and Shanti Nilayam (1969).
After Guru Sishyan, Senthamarai went on to appear in 7 more films, including En Thangai (1989) and Thiruppu Munai (1989).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of S. P. Muthuraman & Senthamarai's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rajinikanth is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. Rajinikanth appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead. Ilayaraja scored 4 of them.
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