Venniradai Moorthy & Balu Mahendra Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Venniradai Moorthy and Balu Mahendra appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1978 and 1979. Their highest-rated collaboration was Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979 — 8.5/10). Films span Mullum Malarum (1978) through Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979).
The Venniradai Moorthy & Balu Mahendra partnership
From Mullum Malarum (1978) to Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979). Azhiyadha Kolangal is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Azhiyadha Kolangal in 1979.
It started with Mullum Malarum (1978).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Venniradai Moorthy actor, Balu Mahendra director of photography, across all 2 films.
2 films across 1 decade
- Azhiyadha Kolangal
- Mullum Malarum
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Azhiyadha Kolangal, Venniradai Moorthy kept going for 111 more films; Balu Mahendra stepped back.
Before Mullum Malarum, Venniradai Moorthy had starred in 13 films, including Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977) and Annakili (1976).
After Azhiyadha Kolangal, Venniradai Moorthy went on to appear in 111 more films, including Nadigan (1990) and Nandu (1981).
Mullum Malarum was Balu Mahendra's acting debut.
After Azhiyadha Kolangal, Balu Mahendra went on to appear in 19 more films, including Veedu (1988) and Moodupani (1980).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Venniradai Moorthy & Balu Mahendra's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shobha is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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