Sumithra & Mayilsamy Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sumithra and Mayilsamy appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1985 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kanni Rasi (1985 — 6.5/10). Films span Kanni Rasi (1985) through Veeram (2014).
The Sumithra & Mayilsamy partnership
After 29 years apart, they came back together for Veeram (2014). They didn't share a set between 1985 and 2014. From Kanni Rasi (1985) to Veeram (2014).
It started with Kanni Rasi (1985).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Kanni Rasi; the 2010s to Veeram. Sumithra acted in every film; Mayilsamy acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
- Kanni Rasi
- Veeram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 29 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Veeram, Mayilsamy kept going for 60 more films; Sumithra stepped back.
Before Kanni Rasi, Sumithra had starred in 24 films, including Nizhal Nijamagiradhu (1978) and Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977).
After Veeram, Sumithra went on to appear in 5 more films, including Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Valimai (2023).
Before Kanni Rasi, Mayilsamy had starred in 1 film, including Dhavani Kanavugal (1984).
After Veeram, Mayilsamy went on to appear in 60 more films, including Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) and Server Sundaram (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sumithra & Mayilsamy's professional partnership
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