Thilakan & Goundamani Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thilakan and Goundamani appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1993 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Udan Pirappu (1993 — 6.8/10). Films span Udan Pirappu (1993) through Suyetchai MLA (2006).
The Thilakan & Goundamani partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Suyetchai MLA (2006). They didn't share a set between 1995 and 2006. From Udan Pirappu (1993) to Suyetchai MLA (2006).
It started with Udan Pirappu (1993). The played out closed with Suyetchai MLA in 2006.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Udan Pirappu; the 2000s to Suyetchai MLA. Thilakan acted in every film; Goundamani acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
- Udan Pirappu
- Ayudha Poojai
- Suyetchai MLA0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
60% of Thilakan's screen credits are with Goundamani. When they first worked together, Thilakan had 0 films behind them; Goundamani had 106.
Udan Pirappu was Thilakan's acting debut.
After Suyetchai MLA, Thilakan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Naangam Pirai 3D (2013) and Khalifa (2026).
Before Udan Pirappu, Goundamani had starred in 106 films, including Server Sundaram (1964) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
After Suyetchai MLA, Goundamani went on to appear in 7 more films, including Kanne Kalaimaane (2019) and 49-O (2015).
Collaboration Journey
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