Venniradai Moorthy & Shobha Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-23 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Venniradai Moorthy and Shobha appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1978 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979 — 8.5/10). Films span Mullum Malarum (1978) through Kovai Brothers (2006).
The Venniradai Moorthy & Shobha partnership
After 27 years apart, they came back together for Kovai Brothers (2006). They didn't share a set between 1979 and 2006. From Mullum Malarum (1978) to Kovai Brothers (2006).
Mullum Malarum (1978, 8.3/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Azhiyadha Kolangal is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Azhiyadha Kolangal; the 2000s to Kovai Brothers. Venniradai Moorthy acted in every film; Shobha acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 2 films together, anchored by Azhiyadha Kolangal (8.5/10).
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
- Azhiyadha Kolangal
- Mullum Malarum
- Kovai Brothers
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 28 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Mullum Malarum, Venniradai Moorthy had starred in 13 films, including Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977) and Annakili (1976).
After Kovai Brothers, Venniradai Moorthy went on to appear in 12 more films, including Thamizh Padam (2010) and Manam Kothi Paravai (2012).
Mullum Malarum was Shobha's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Venniradai Moorthy & Shobha's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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