K. V. Mahadevan & Vijayakumari Movies Together List — 18 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. V. Mahadevan and Vijayakumari appeared together in 18 Tamil films between 1960 and 1969. Their highest-rated collaboration was Saradha (1962 — 7.5/10). Films span Thanga Rathinam (1960) through Manaivi (1969).
The K. V. Mahadevan & Vijayakumari partnership
1963 was their peak — 5 films in twelve months. From Thanga Rathinam (1960) to Manaivi (1969). For 9 years, a K.–Vijayakumari film arrived almost every year.
Poompuhar (1964, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Saradha is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
K. V. Mahadevan scored every film; Vijayakumari acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
18 films across 1 decade
- Saradha
- Kungumam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
18 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
95% of Vijayakumari's screen credits are with K. V. Mahadevan. After Manaivi, K. V. Mahadevan kept going for 61 more films; Vijayakumari stepped back.
Thanga Rathinam was K. V. Mahadevan's acting debut.
After Manaivi, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 61 more films, including Vietnam Veedu (1970) and Nalla Neram (1972).
Thanga Rathinam was Vijayakumari's acting debut.
After Manaivi, Vijayakumari went on to appear in 1 more film, including Poove Unakkaga (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. V. Mahadevan & Vijayakumari's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
S. S. Rajendran is the through-line — cast on 16 of their 18 films. S. S. Rajendran appears alongside them in 16 films — practically a third lead.
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