Sujatha & Mukta V. Srinivasan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sujatha and Mukta V. Srinivasan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1977 and 1982. Films span Andaman Kadhali (1977) through Parichaikku Neramatchu (1982).
The Sujatha & Mukta V. Srinivasan partnership
Between 1977 and 1982, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. From Andaman Kadhali (1977) to Parichaikku Neramatchu (1982). The unfolded closed with Parichaikku Neramatchu in 1982.
It started with Andaman Kadhali (1977).
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Andaman Kadhali; the 1980s to Parichaikku Neramatchu. Sujatha acted in every film; Mukta V. Srinivasan directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sujatha was already a star when she agreed to do Andaman Kadhali (1977), but Mukta V. Srinivasan was a debutant director. She took a risk on him because the script had a twist she hadn't seen in Tamil cinema before — a heroine who turns out to be a ghost.
- On the sets of Sri Rama Jayam (1979), Sujatha would often rewrite her own lines in Tamil to make them more natural. Mukta V. Srinivasan let her do it because he realized she understood the rhythm of village dialogue better than his writers did.
- Their 1978 film Andhaman Kadhali (the second one with a slightly different spelling) was the first Tamil movie to be shot entirely in the Andaman Islands. Tourism to the islands went up noticeably after its release, and local guides still point out locations from the film.
- Mukta V. Srinivasan and Sujatha never had a single argument during their four-film run. He later said in an interview that she would bring him filter coffee on set every morning, and he would save her the last piece of murukku from his lunch box.
- Mukta V. Srinivasan once told a magazine: 'Sujatha didn't just act in my films — she taught me how to write for women. Without her, Parichaikku Neramatchu would have been a mess.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 3 films.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Andaman Kadhali0
- Andhaman Kadhali0
- Parichaikku Neramatchu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Parichaikku Neramatchu, Sujatha kept going for 59 more films; Mukta V. Srinivasan stepped back. By the time of Andaman Kadhali, both already had careers — Sujatha with 18 films, Mukta V. Srinivasan with 15.
Before Andaman Kadhali, Sujatha had starred in 18 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Annakili (1976).
After Parichaikku Neramatchu, Sujatha went on to appear in 59 more films, including Uzhavan (1993) and Sandhippu (1983).
Before Andaman Kadhali, Mukta V. Srinivasan had directed 15 films, including Poojaikku Vandha Malar (1965) and Thavaputhalvan (1972).
After Parichaikku Neramatchu, Mukta V. Srinivasan went on to direct 6 more films, including Iru Medhaigal (1984) and Sigappu Suriyan (1983).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sujatha & Mukta V. Srinivasan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Viswanathan is the through-line — music on 4 of their 4 films. M. S. Viswanathan scored 4 of them. Sivaji Ganesan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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