K. V. Mahadevan & D. Yoganand Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. V. Mahadevan and D. Yoganand appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1960 and 1984. Films span Engal Selvi (1960) through Sarithira Nayagan (1984).
The K. V. Mahadevan & D. Yoganand partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Thaai (1974). They didn't share a set between 1963 and 1974. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Engal Selvi (1960) to Sarithira Nayagan (1984). It started with Engal Selvi (1960).
The shape of the work
The 1960s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Engal Selvi; the 1980s to Sarithira Nayagan. K. V. Mahadevan scored every film; D. Yoganand directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 3 decades
The 1960s accounted for 4 films.
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 24 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
46% of K. V. Mahadevan's screen credits are with D. Yoganand.
Engal Selvi was K. V. Mahadevan's acting debut.
After Sarithira Nayagan, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 7 more films, including Alludugaru (1990) and Swathi Kiranam (1992).
Engal Selvi was D. Yoganand's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. V. Mahadevan & D. Yoganand's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sivaji Ganesan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Sivaji Ganesan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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