Venniradai Moorthy & Prathap K. Pothan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Venniradai Moorthy and Prathap K. Pothan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1979 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979 — 8.5/10). Films span Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979) through Seevalaperi Pandi (1994).
The Venniradai Moorthy & Prathap K. Pothan partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Seevalaperi Pandi (1994). They didn't share a set between 1981 and 1994. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979) to Seevalaperi Pandi (1994). Panneer Pushpangal (1981, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Azhiyadha Kolangal; the 1990s to Seevalaperi Pandi. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Azhiyadha Kolangal (8.5/10).
The 1980s brought 1 film together, anchored by Panneer Pushpangal (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.3/10.
- Azhiyadha Kolangal
- Panneer Pushpangal
- Seevalaperi Pandi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
30% of Prathap K. Pothan's screen credits are with Venniradai Moorthy. After Seevalaperi Pandi, Venniradai Moorthy kept going for 49 more films; Prathap K. Pothan stepped back.
Before Azhiyadha Kolangal, Venniradai Moorthy had starred in 14 films, including Mullum Malarum (1978) and Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977).
After Seevalaperi Pandi, Venniradai Moorthy went on to appear in 49 more films, including Sangamam (1999) and Vedham (2001).
Azhiyadha Kolangal was Prathap K. Pothan's acting debut.
After Seevalaperi Pandi, Prathap K. Pothan went on to appear in 7 more films, including Indrajith (2017) and Kolaiyuthir Kaalam (2019).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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