Manorama & K. V. Mahadevan Movies Together List — 14 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manorama and K. V. Mahadevan appeared together in 14 Tamil films between 1963 and 1980. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kungumam (1963 — 7.5/10). Films span Kungumam (1963) through Engal Thanga Raja (1980).
The Manorama & K. V. Mahadevan partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. After 9 years apart, they came back together for Thaliya Salangaiya (1977). 1964 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months.
They didn't share a set between 1968 and 1977. For 17 years, a Manorama–K. film arrived almost every year.
The shape of the work
The 1960s account for 79% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Kungumam; the 1980s to Engal Thanga Raja. Manorama acted in every film; K. V. Mahadevan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
14 films across 3 decades
The 1960s brought 11 films together, anchored by Kungumam (7.5/10).
The 1970s accounted for 2 films.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Kungumam
- Ratha Thilagam
- Thaliya Salangaiya0
- Radhaikettra Kannan0
- Engal Thanga Raja0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
14 films across 17 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Manorama had 4 films behind them; K. V. Mahadevan had 39. After Engal Thanga Raja, Manorama kept going for 163 more films; K. V. Mahadevan stepped back.
Before Kungumam, Manorama had starred in 4 films, including Kalathur Kannamma (1960) and Policekaran Magal (1962).
After Engal Thanga Raja, Manorama went on to appear in 163 more films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Indian (1996).
Before Kungumam, K. V. Mahadevan had starred in 39 films, including Padikkadha Medhai (1960) and Kudumba Thalaivan (1962).
After Engal Thanga Raja, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 14 more films, including Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal (1982) and Alludugaru (1990).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manorama & K. V. Mahadevan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company. Nagesh appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead.
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