Venniradai Moorthy & Chithra Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Venniradai Moorthy and Chithra appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1987 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oorkavalan (1987 — 4.4/10). Films span Oorkavalan (1987) through Kabadi Kabadi (2001).
The Venniradai Moorthy & Chithra partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Gopala Gopala (1996). Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. They didn't share a set between 1987 and 1996.
From Oorkavalan (1987) to Kabadi Kabadi (2001). The played out closed with Kabadi Kabadi in 2001.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Oorkavalan; the 2000s to Kabadi Kabadi. Venniradai Moorthy acted in every film; Chithra acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.4/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
- Oorkavalan
- Gopala Gopala
- Kabadi Kabadi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Chithra's screen credits are with Venniradai Moorthy. When they first worked together, Venniradai Moorthy had 42 films behind them; Chithra had 3. After Kabadi Kabadi, Venniradai Moorthy kept going for 21 more films; Chithra stepped back.
Before Oorkavalan, Venniradai Moorthy had starred in 42 films, including Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979) and Mullum Malarum (1978).
After Kabadi Kabadi, Venniradai Moorthy went on to appear in 21 more films, including Thamizh Padam (2010) and Manam Kothi Paravai (2012).
Before Oorkavalan, Chithra had starred in 3 films, including Aval Appadithan (1978) and Raja Paarvai (1981).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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