K. V. Mahadevan & K. B. Sundarambal Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. V. Mahadevan and K. B. Sundarambal appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1964 and 1969. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mahakavi Kalidas (1966 — 7.8/10). Films span Poompuhar (1964) through Thunaivan (1969).
The K. V. Mahadevan & K. B. Sundarambal partnership
From Poompuhar (1964) to Thunaivan (1969). Thunaivan (1969, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. The played out closed with Thunaivan in 1969.
Mahakavi Kalidas is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Poompuhar (1964).
The shape of the work
K. V. Mahadevan scored every film; K. B. Sundarambal acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Mahakavi Kalidas
- Poompuhar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
60% of K. B. Sundarambal's screen credits are with K. V. Mahadevan. When they first worked together, K. V. Mahadevan had 61 films behind them; K. B. Sundarambal had 0. After Thunaivan, K. V. Mahadevan kept going for 61 more films; K. B. Sundarambal stepped back.
Before Poompuhar, K. V. Mahadevan had starred in 61 films, including Padikkadha Medhai (1960) and Kungumam (1963).
After Thunaivan, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 61 more films, including Vietnam Veedu (1970) and Nalla Neram (1972).
Poompuhar was K. B. Sundarambal's acting debut.
After Thunaivan, K. B. Sundarambal went on to appear in 2 more films, including Karaikkal Ammayar (1973) and Shakthi Leelai (1972).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. V. Mahadevan & K. B. Sundarambal's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Nagesh appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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