K. V. Mahadevan & R. Muthuraman Movies Together List — 18 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. V. Mahadevan and R. Muthuraman appeared together in 18 Tamil films between 1960 and 1977. Their highest-rated collaboration was Padikkadha Medhai (1960 — 7.8/10). Films span Mahalakshmi (1960) through Thaliya Salangaiya (1977).
The K. V. Mahadevan & R. Muthuraman partnership
1963 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 17 years, a K.–R. film arrived almost every year. Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.5 and 7.8.
From Mahalakshmi (1960) to Thaliya Salangaiya (1977). Kungumam (1963, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1960s account for 61% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Padikkadha Medhai; the 1970s to Vani Rani. K. V. Mahadevan scored every film; R. Muthuraman acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
18 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 11 films together, anchored by Padikkadha Medhai (7.8/10).
The 1970s accounted for 7 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Padikkadha Medhai
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- Vani Rani
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
18 films across 17 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
49% of K. V. Mahadevan's screen credits are with R. Muthuraman.
Mahalakshmi was K. V. Mahadevan's acting debut.
After Thaliya Salangaiya, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 19 more films, including Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal (1982) and Alludugaru (1990).
Mahalakshmi was R. Muthuraman's acting debut.
After Thaliya Salangaiya, R. Muthuraman went on to appear in 13 more films, including Neeya (1979) and Guru (1980).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. V. Mahadevan & R. Muthuraman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company. Sivaji Ganesan appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead.
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