V. Kumar & Gemini Ganesan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
V. Kumar and Gemini Ganesan appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1969 and 1972. Their highest-rated collaboration was Iru Kodugal (1969 — 7.8/10). Films span Iru Kodugal (1969) through Velli Vizha (1972).
The V. Kumar & Gemini Ganesan partnership
Between 1969 and 1972, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 3 years. From Iru Kodugal (1969) to Velli Vizha (1972). Velli Vizha (1972, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The spanned closed with Velli Vizha in 1972. Iru Kodugal is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Iru Kodugal; the 1970s to Nootrukku Nooru. V. Kumar scored every film; Gemini Ganesan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 1 film together, anchored by Iru Kodugal (7.8/10).
The 1970s brought 4 films together, anchored by Nootrukku Nooru (7.5/10).
- Iru Kodugal
- Nootrukku Nooru
- Velli Vizha
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
When they first worked together, V. Kumar had 7 films behind them; Gemini Ganesan had 56.
Before Iru Kodugal, V. Kumar had starred in 7 films, including Ethir Neechal (1968) and Neelagiri Express (1968).
After Velli Vizha, V. Kumar went on to appear in 14 more films, including Arangetram (1973) and Vijaya (1973).
Before Iru Kodugal, Gemini Ganesan had starred in 56 films, including Pasamalar (1961) and Saraswati Sabatham (1966).
After Velli Vizha, Gemini Ganesan went on to appear in 25 more films, including School Master (1973) and Naan Avanillai (1974).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of V. Kumar & Gemini Ganesan 's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. Nagesh appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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