Venniradai Moorthy & T. Rajendar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Venniradai Moorthy and T. Rajendar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1983 and 2013. Films span Uyirullavarai Usha (1983) through Arya Surya (2013).
The Venniradai Moorthy & T. Rajendar partnership
After 27 years apart, they came back together for Arya Surya (2013). They didn't share a set between 1986 and 2013. From Uyirullavarai Usha (1983) to Arya Surya (2013).
It started with Uyirullavarai Usha (1983).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Uyirullavarai Usha; the 2010s to Arya Surya. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- T. Rajendar cast Venniradai Moorthy in Uyirullavarai Usha (1983) after seeing him in a stage play. Moorthy was a theatre veteran with zero film experience. Rajendar took a risk on him for a key supporting role.
- In Mythili Ennai Kaathali (1986), Rajendar wrote Moorthy's dialogue to be deliberately over-the-top. Moorthy delivered it with deadpan timing. That contrast — Rajendar's loud writing, Moorthy's quiet delivery — became the comedy gold of the film.
- Rajendar personally taught Moorthy camera angles and blocking on the set of Uyirullavarai Usha. Moorthy later said Rajendar treated him like a co-director, not just an actor. They stayed friends for decades after that first film.
- Arya Surya (2013) was the only film where Rajendar directed Moorthy in a lead role. It was also Moorthy's last film before his death in 2014. The movie exists as a direct tribute from Rajendar to his old friend.
- T. Rajendar once said about Moorthy: 'He was the only actor who could make my loudest lines sound like poetry. I wrote for his voice.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Uyirullavarai Usha0
- Mythili Ennai Kaathali0
- Arya Surya0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 30 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Uyirullavarai Usha, both already had careers — Venniradai Moorthy with 25 films, T. Rajendar with 10.
Before Uyirullavarai Usha, Venniradai Moorthy had starred in 25 films, including Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979) and Mullum Malarum (1978).
After Arya Surya, Venniradai Moorthy went on to appear in 3 more films, including Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga (2015) and Rombha Nallavan Da Nee (2015).
Before Uyirullavarai Usha, T. Rajendar had starred in 10 films, including Kilinjalgal (1981) and Oru Thalai Ragam (1980).
After Arya Surya, T. Rajendar went on to appear in 3 more films, including Goli Soda (2014) and Kavan (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Venniradai Moorthy & T. Rajendar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nalini is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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