K. V. Mahadevan & Cho Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. V. Mahadevan and Cho appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1968 and 1973. Films span Kanavan (1968) through Veettu Mappillai (1973).
The K. V. Mahadevan & Cho partnership
Between 1968 and 1973, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. From Kanavan (1968) to Veettu Mappillai (1973). The unfolded closed with Veettu Mappillai in 1973.
It started with Kanavan (1968).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Kanavan; the 1970s to Thaikku Oru Pillai. K. V. Mahadevan scored every film; Cho acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1960s accounted for 2 films.
The 1970s accounted for 2 films.
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 5 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 103 films behind them; Cho had 3. After Veettu Mappillai, K. V. Mahadevan kept going for 32 more films; Cho stepped back.
Before Kanavan, K. V. Mahadevan had starred in 103 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Mahakavi Kalidas (1966).
After Veettu Mappillai, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 32 more films, including Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal (1982) and Vani Rani (1974).
Before Kanavan, Cho had starred in 3 films, including Manam Oru Kurangu (1967) and Ninaivil Nindraval (1967).
After Veettu Mappillai, Cho went on to appear in 16 more films, including Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979) and Thanga Pathakkam (1974).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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