K. V. Mahadevan & E. V. Saroja Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. V. Mahadevan and E. V. Saroja appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1960 and 1963. Their highest-rated collaboration was Padikkadha Medhai (1960 — 7.8/10). Films span Aadavantha Daivam (1960) through Koduthu Vaithaval (1963).
The K. V. Mahadevan & E. V. Saroja partnership
Between 1960 and 1963, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 3 years. 1960 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. From Aadavantha Daivam (1960) to Koduthu Vaithaval (1963).
The spanned closed with Koduthu Vaithaval in 1963. Padikkadha Medhai is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
K. V. Mahadevan scored every film; E. V. Saroja acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Padikkadha Medhai
- Aadavantha Daivam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
100% of E. V. Saroja's screen credits are with K. V. Mahadevan. After Koduthu Vaithaval, K. V. Mahadevan kept going for 121 more films; E. V. Saroja stepped back.
Aadavantha Daivam was K. V. Mahadevan's acting debut.
After Koduthu Vaithaval, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 121 more films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Thillaanaa Mohanambal (1968).
Aadavantha Daivam was E. V. Saroja's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. V. Mahadevan & E. V. Saroja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. R. Radha is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. M. R. Radha appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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