K. V. Mahadevan & Senthamarai Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. V. Mahadevan and Senthamarai appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1961 and 1964. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poompuhar (1964 — 7.5/10). Films span Thayilla Pillai (1961) through Thozhilali (1964).
The K. V. Mahadevan & Senthamarai partnership
From Thayilla Pillai (1961) to Thozhilali (1964). Poompuhar is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Thozhilali in 1964.
It started with Thayilla Pillai (1961).
The shape of the work
K. V. Mahadevan scored every film; Senthamarai acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Poompuhar
- Thozhilali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Thozhilali, K. V. Mahadevan kept going for 112 more films; Senthamarai stepped back.
Before Thayilla Pillai, K. V. Mahadevan had starred in 17 films, including Padikkadha Medhai (1960) and Sivagami (1960).
After Thozhilali, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 112 more films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Thillaanaa Mohanambal (1968).
Thayilla Pillai was Senthamarai's acting debut.
After Thozhilali, Senthamarai went on to appear in 49 more films, including Arangetram (1973) and Shanti Nilayam (1969).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. V. Mahadevan & Senthamarai's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Nagesh appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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