K. V. Mahadevan & M. G. Ramachandran Movies Together List — 32 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. V. Mahadevan and M. G. Ramachandran appeared together in 32 Tamil films between 1961 and 1975. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kudumba Thalaivan (1962 — 7.5/10). Films span Sabaash Mapillai (1961) through Pallandu Vazhga (1975).
The K. V. Mahadevan & M. G. Ramachandran partnership
1963 was their peak — 6 films in twelve months. For 14 years, a K.–M. film arrived almost every year. Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.8 and 7.5.
From Sabaash Mapillai (1961) to Pallandu Vazhga (1975). Arasa Kattalai (1967, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1960s account for 81% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Kudumba Thalaivan; the 1970s to Nalla Neram. K. V. Mahadevan scored every film; M. G. Ramachandran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
32 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 26 films together, anchored by Kudumba Thalaivan (7.5/10).
The 1970s accounted for 6 films, averaging 6.8/10.
- Kudumba Thalaivan
- Thozhilali
- Nalla Neram
- Maattukara Velan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
32 films across 14 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
44% of K. V. Mahadevan's screen credits are with M. G. Ramachandran.
Before Sabaash Mapillai, K. V. Mahadevan had starred in 17 films, including Padikkadha Medhai (1960) and Sivagami (1960).
After Pallandu Vazhga, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 23 more films, including Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal (1982) and Alludugaru (1990).
Before Sabaash Mapillai, M. G. Ramachandran had starred in 3 films, including Baghdad Thirudan (1960) and Mannadhi Mannan (1960).
After Pallandu Vazhga, M. G. Ramachandran went on to appear in 10 more films, including Uzhaikkum Karangal (1976) and Avasara Police 100 (1990).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. V. Mahadevan & M. G. Ramachandran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 11 people again and again — a small repertory company. Jayalalitha appears alongside them in 12 films — practically a third lead.
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