Venniradai Moorthy & Nagesh Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Venniradai Moorthy and Nagesh appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1966 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa (1971 — 6.5/10). Films span Thenmazhai (1966) through Nanbargal (1991).
The Venniradai Moorthy & Nagesh partnership
After 19 years apart, they came back together for Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990). They didn't share a set between 1971 and 1990. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Thenmazhai (1966) to Nanbargal (1991). It started with Thenmazhai (1966).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Thenmazhai; the 1990s to Michael Madana Kama Rajan. Venniradai Moorthy acted in every film; Nagesh acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 3 decades
The 1960s accounted for 1 film.
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
- Thenmazhai0
- Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa
- Michael Madana Kama Rajan
- Nanbargal0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 25 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Venniradai Moorthy had 1 films behind them; Nagesh had 41. After Nanbargal, Venniradai Moorthy kept going for 62 more films; Nagesh stepped back.
Before Thenmazhai, Venniradai Moorthy had starred in 1 film, including Vennira Aadai (1965).
After Nanbargal, Venniradai Moorthy went on to appear in 62 more films, including Pangali (1992) and Sangamam (1999).
Before Thenmazhai, Nagesh had starred in 41 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Kaadhalikka Neramillai (1964).
After Nanbargal, Nagesh went on to appear in 33 more films, including Kadhal Kondein (2003) and Vasool Raja MBBS (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Venniradai Moorthy & Nagesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Manorama appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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