V. K. Ramasamy & Major Sundarrajan Movies Together List — 22 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
V. K. Ramasamy and Major Sundarrajan appeared together in 22 Tamil films between 1968 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kudiyirundha Koyil (1968 — 7.5/10). Films span Kudiyirundha Koyil (1968) through Chakravarthy (1995).
The V. K. Ramasamy & Major Sundarrajan partnership
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. After 9 years apart, they came back together for Raja Muthirai (1995). 1979 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months.
They didn't share a set between 1986 and 1995. For 27 years, a V.–Major film arrived almost every year.
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Kudiyirundha Koyil; the 1990s to Chakravarthy. V. K. Ramasamy acted in every film; Major Sundarrajan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Kudiyirundha Koyil (1968), but the real spark came when director A. P. Nagarajan cast them as father and son in Uyarndha Manidhan (1968) — that film made audiences see them as a natural pair, and producers started booking them together.
- In Vasantha Maligai (1972), Ramasamy played the stern, moralistic father while Sundarrajan was the rebellious son. Ramasamy's controlled, dialogue-heavy style forced Sundarrajan to match his intensity — Sundarrajan later said he learned to hold back his usual theatrical energy just to stay in frame with him.
- Despite playing father-son in multiple films, Sundarrajan was actually older than Ramasamy by a few years. They never corrected the public assumption — they just laughed about it between takes.
- Their pairing in Thirisoolam (1979) — where Ramasamy played a blind father and Sundarrajan his caretaker son — was so emotionally raw that it directly inspired the father-son dynamic in the later blockbuster Pasanga (2009), as director Pandiraj admitted in interviews.
- Sundarrajan once said in a 1990s TV interview: 'When V. K. Ramasamy sir looks at you with those eyes, you don't act — you just react. He made me a better actor without saying a word.'
- In Cinema Paithiyam (1975), a comedy about filmmaking, Ramasamy played a tyrannical director and Sundarrajan his frustrated assistant. The irony wasn't lost on the crew — Ramasamy actually directed Sundarrajan's scenes on set that year, blurring the line between reel and real.
22 films across 4 decades
The 1960s brought 3 films together, anchored by Kudiyirundha Koyil (7.5/10).
The 1970s brought 12 films together, anchored by Gauravam (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.0/10.
The 1990s brought 2 films together, anchored by Chakravarthy (7.5/10).
- Kudiyirundha Koyil
- Uyarndha Manidhan
- Gauravam
- Avan Oru Sarithiram
- Raja Rishi
- Uyarndha Ullam
- Chakravarthy
- Raja Muthirai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
22 films across 27 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
56% of V. K. Ramasamy's screen credits are with Major Sundarrajan. By the time of Kudiyirundha Koyil, both already had careers — V. K. Ramasamy with 14 films, Major Sundarrajan with 13.
Before Kudiyirundha Koyil, V. K. Ramasamy had starred in 14 films, including Pattanathil Bhootham (1967) and Mahakavi Kalidas (1966).
After Chakravarthy, V. K. Ramasamy went on to appear in 3 more films, including Arunachalam (1997) and Minsara Kanavu (1997).
Before Kudiyirundha Koyil, Major Sundarrajan had starred in 13 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Chakravarthy, Major Sundarrajan went on to appear in 6 more films, including Iruvar (1997) and Marumalarchi (1998).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of V. K. Ramasamy & Major Sundarrajan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sivaji Ganesan is the through-line — cast on 14 of their 22 films. M. S. Viswanathan scored 12 of them. They worked with the same 16 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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