A. Kasilingam & K. V. Mahadevan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
A. Kasilingam and K. V. Mahadevan appeared together in 2 Tamil films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kalai Arasi (1963 — 7.3/10). Films span Kalai Arasi (1963) through Kaanchi Thalaivan (1963).
The A. Kasilingam & K. V. Mahadevan partnership
From Kalai Arasi (1963) to Kaanchi Thalaivan (1963). The ran closed with Kaanchi Thalaivan in 1963. Kalai Arasi is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Kalai Arasi (1963).
The shape of the work
A. Kasilingam directed every film; K. V. Mahadevan scored all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Kalai Arasi
- Kaanchi Thalaivan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, A. Kasilingam had 2 films behind them; K. V. Mahadevan had 39. After Kaanchi Thalaivan, K. V. Mahadevan kept going for 121 more films; A. Kasilingam stepped back.
Before Kalai Arasi, A. Kasilingam had directed 2 films, including Kuravanji (1960) and Arasilangkumari (1961).
After Kaanchi Thalaivan, A. Kasilingam went on to direct 4 more films, including Karthigai Dheepam (1965) and Pandhayam (1967).
Before Kalai Arasi, K. V. Mahadevan had starred in 39 films, including Padikkadha Medhai (1960) and Kudumba Thalaivan (1962).
After Kaanchi Thalaivan, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 121 more films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Thillaanaa Mohanambal (1968).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of A. Kasilingam & K. V. Mahadevan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Bhanumathi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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