Vijaya Nirmala & Thirumalai Mahalingam Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijaya Nirmala and Thirumalai Mahalingam appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1968 and 1974. Their highest-rated collaboration was Neelagiri Express (1968 — 7.5/10). Films span Neelagiri Express (1968) through Pudhiya Manidhan (1974).
The Vijaya Nirmala & Thirumalai Mahalingam partnership
From Neelagiri Express (1968) to Pudhiya Manidhan (1974). Neelagiri Express is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Pudhiya Manidhan in 1974.
It started with Neelagiri Express (1968).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Neelagiri Express; the 1970s to Pudhiya Manidhan. Vijaya Nirmala acted in every film; Thirumalai Mahalingam directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 1 film together, anchored by Neelagiri Express (7.5/10).
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Neelagiri Express
- Pudhiya Manidhan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Neelagiri Express, Vijaya Nirmala had starred in 2 films, including Pandhayam (1967) and Enga Veettu Penn (1965).
After Pudhiya Manidhan, Vijaya Nirmala went on to appear in 4 more films, including Sri Sri (2016) and Sumangali Kolam (1984).
Before Neelagiri Express, Thirumalai Mahalingam had directed 2 films, including Alayam (1967) and Madras To Pondicherry (1966).
Collaboration Journey
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