K. V. Mahadevan & Suruli rajan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. V. Mahadevan and Suruli rajan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1971 and 1980. Films span Kankatshi (1971) through Kuruvikoodu (1980).
The K. V. Mahadevan & Suruli rajan partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Kuruvikoodu (1980). They didn't share a set between 1971 and 1980. From Kankatshi (1971) to Kuruvikoodu (1980).
The ran closed with Kuruvikoodu in 1980. It started with Kankatshi (1971).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Kankatshi; the 1980s to Kuruvikoodu. K. V. Mahadevan scored every film; Suruli rajan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Kankatshi0
- Kuruvikoodu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 9 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 130 films behind them; Suruli rajan had 4.
Before Kankatshi, K. V. Mahadevan had starred in 130 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Thillaanaa Mohanambal (1968).
After Kuruvikoodu, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 14 more films, including Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal (1982) and Alludugaru (1990).
Before Kankatshi, Suruli rajan had starred in 4 films, including Dharisanam (1970) and Thirumalai Thenkumari (1970).
After Kuruvikoodu, Suruli rajan went on to appear in 10 more films, including Sankarlal (1981) and Meendum Kokila (1981).
Collaboration Journey
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