Kanchana & S. S. Balan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kanchana and S. S. Balan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1966 and 1974. Their highest-rated collaboration was Motor Sundaram Pillai (1966 — 7.5/10). Films span Motor Sundaram Pillai (1966) through Sirithu Vazha Vendum (1974).
The Kanchana & S. S. Balan partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Sirithu Vazha Vendum (1974). They didn't share a set between 1966 and 1974. From Motor Sundaram Pillai (1966) to Sirithu Vazha Vendum (1974).
The ran closed with Sirithu Vazha Vendum in 1974. Motor Sundaram Pillai is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Motor Sundaram Pillai; the 1970s to Sirithu Vazha Vendum. Kanchana acted in every film; S. S. Balan directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 1 film together, anchored by Motor Sundaram Pillai (7.5/10).
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Motor Sundaram Pillai
- Sirithu Vazha Vendum0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Motor Sundaram Pillai, Kanchana had starred in 2 films, including Kaadhalikka Neramillai (1964) and Veera Abhimanyu (1965).
After Sirithu Vazha Vendum, Kanchana went on to appear in 6 more films, including Arjun Reddy (2017) and Avan Oru Sarithiram (1976).
Motor Sundaram Pillai was S. S. Balan's directorial debut.
After Sirithu Vazha Vendum, S. S. Balan went on to direct 1 more film, including Ellorum Nallavare (1975).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kanchana & S. S. Balan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Viswanathan is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
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