K. V. Mahadevan & Kalyan Kumar Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. V. Mahadevan and Kalyan Kumar appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1961 and 1963. Films span Thayilla Pillai (1961) through Yarukku Sondam (1963).
The K. V. Mahadevan & Kalyan Kumar partnership
Between 1961 and 1963, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 2 years. 1963 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From Thayilla Pillai (1961) to Yarukku Sondam (1963).
The spanned closed with Yarukku Sondam in 1963. It started with Thayilla Pillai (1961).
The shape of the work
K. V. Mahadevan scored every film; Kalyan Kumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Thayilla Pillai0
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Yarukku Sondam, K. V. Mahadevan kept going for 121 more films; Kalyan Kumar stepped back.
Before Thayilla Pillai, K. V. Mahadevan had starred in 17 films, including Padikkadha Medhai (1960) and Sivagami (1960).
After Yarukku Sondam, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 121 more films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Thillaanaa Mohanambal (1968).
Before Thayilla Pillai, Kalyan Kumar had starred in 1 film, including Kaduvalin Kuzhandai (1960).
After Yarukku Sondam, Kalyan Kumar went on to appear in 12 more films, including Gokulam (1993) and Sivan (1999).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. V. Mahadevan & Kalyan Kumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on K. V. Mahadevan & Kalyan Kumar's films together
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