K. V. Mahadevan & T. S. Balaiah Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. V. Mahadevan and T. S. Balaiah appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1960 and 1970. Films span Engal Selvi (1960) through Ethiroli (1970).
The K. V. Mahadevan & T. S. Balaiah partnership
From Engal Selvi (1960) to Ethiroli (1970). The ran closed with Ethiroli in 1970. It started with Engal Selvi (1960).
The shape of the work
The 1960s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Engal Selvi; the 1970s to Ethiroli. K. V. Mahadevan scored every film; T. S. Balaiah acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1960s accounted for 5 films.
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Engal Selvi0
- Revathi0
- Ethiroli0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
86% of T. S. Balaiah's screen credits are with K. V. Mahadevan. After Ethiroli, K. V. Mahadevan kept going for 52 more films; T. S. Balaiah stepped back.
Engal Selvi was K. V. Mahadevan's acting debut.
After Ethiroli, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 52 more films, including Nalla Neram (1972) and Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal (1982).
Engal Selvi was T. S. Balaiah's acting debut.
After Ethiroli, T. S. Balaiah went on to appear in 1 more film, including Agathiyar (1972).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. V. Mahadevan & T. S. Balaiah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on K. V. Mahadevan & T. S. Balaiah's films together
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