K. V. Mahadevan & Major Sundarrajan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. V. Mahadevan and Major Sundarrajan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1969 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thunaivan (1969 — 7.5/10). Films span Thunaivan (1969) through Sarithira Nayagan (1984).
The K. V. Mahadevan & Major Sundarrajan partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Sarithira Nayagan (1984). They didn't share a set between 1972 and 1984. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Thunaivan (1969) to Sarithira Nayagan (1984). Thunaivan is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Thunaivan; the 1980s to Sarithira Nayagan. K. V. Mahadevan scored every film; Major Sundarrajan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 3 decades
The 1960s brought 1 film together, anchored by Thunaivan (7.5/10).
The 1970s accounted for 2 films.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Thunaivan
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- Vasantha Maligai0
- Sarithira Nayagan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 15 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, K. V. Mahadevan had 117 films behind them; Major Sundarrajan had 18. After Sarithira Nayagan, Major Sundarrajan kept going for 25 more films; K. V. Mahadevan stepped back.
Before Thunaivan, K. V. Mahadevan had starred in 117 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Thillaanaa Mohanambal (1968).
After Sarithira Nayagan, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 7 more films, including Alludugaru (1990) and Swathi Kiranam (1992).
Before Thunaivan, Major Sundarrajan had starred in 18 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Sarithira Nayagan, Major Sundarrajan went on to appear in 25 more films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Iruvar (1997).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. V. Mahadevan & Major Sundarrajan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Nagesh appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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