V. Kumar & R. Muthuraman Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
V. Kumar and R. Muthuraman appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1965 and 1975. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naanal (1965 — 7.5/10). Films span Naanal (1965) through Kasthuri Vijayam (1975).
The V. Kumar & R. Muthuraman partnership
1975 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. From Naanal (1965) to Kasthuri Vijayam (1975). Naanal is the one most viewers reach for.
The played out closed with Kasthuri Vijayam in 1975. It started with Naanal (1965).
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 71% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Naanal; the 1970s to Navagraham. V. Kumar scored every film; R. Muthuraman acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 2 films together, anchored by Naanal (7.5/10).
The 1970s accounted for 5 films.
- Naanal
- Ethir Neechal
- Navagraham0
- Avalum Penndhane0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 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
78% of V. Kumar's screen credits are with R. Muthuraman. After Kasthuri Vijayam, R. Muthuraman kept going for 31 more films; V. Kumar stepped back.
Naanal was V. Kumar's acting debut.
After Kasthuri Vijayam, V. Kumar went on to appear in 2 more films, including Kalam Oru Naal Maarum (1981) and Enakkoru Neethi (1990).
Before Naanal, R. Muthuraman had starred in 17 films, including Server Sundaram (1964) and Karnan (1964).
After Kasthuri Vijayam, R. Muthuraman went on to appear in 31 more films, including Neeya (1979) and Guru (1980).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of V. Kumar & R. Muthuraman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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