Which actor has worked most with K. A. Thangavelu?

K. V. Mahadevan has worked with K. A. Thangavelu in 15 films (1960–1974). Their highest-rated film together is Vietnam Veedu.

How many actors has K. A. Thangavelu worked with?

K. A. Thangavelu has worked with 46 actors, 8 directors, and 8 music directors on GudVibe — 62 collaborators across the catalogue.

How many movies have K. A. Thangavelu and K. V. Mahadevan done together?

15 films, between 1960 and 1974. These include Irumanam Kalanthal Thirumanam, Kaithi Kannayiram, and Pudhiya Padhai.

Which pairing ranks highest for K. A. Thangavelu?

By the composite ranking — film count, average rating, recency, and span — Manorama comes out on top with 9 films averaging 6.9/10.

Who has directed K. A. Thangavelu the most?

C. V. Rajendran has directed 3 films with K. A. Thangavelu, starting with Galatta Kalyanam.

Which collaboration has lasted the longest for K. A. Thangavelu?

Yes — Manorama has worked with K. A. Thangavelu across 3 decades, from 1960 to 1987. 29 other pairings also span multiple decades.

Which collaboration with K. A. Thangavelu is best-rated?

The K. A. Thangavelu–Gemini Ganesan pairing — 10 films averaging 8.5/10, with Pasamalar (8.5) at the top.

Does any single co-actor dominate K. A. Thangavelu's filmography?

Yes — K. V. Mahadevan, with 15 films, sits well ahead of every other collaborator.

Who is K. A. Thangavelu's earliest tracked partner?

K. Shankar — first paired in 1960 on Kairasi.

How many actors have worked repeatedly with K. A. Thangavelu?

32 different collaborators have shared three or more films with K. A. Thangavelu — a deep returning roster.

K. A. Thangavelu

Co-Stars & Directors

K. A. Thangavelu

46Co-Stars

8Directors

8Music Directors

15Films with K. V. Mahadevan

K. A. Thangavelu Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together

K. A. Thangavelu's collaborators

One pairing towers over the rest: K. V. Mahadevan, with 15 on-screen meetings — far ahead of every other collaborator. K. A. Thangavelu's most frequent music director is K. V. Mahadevan — 15+ films.

Gemini Ganesan averages 8.5/10 across 10 films with K. A. Thangavelu — the highest-rated active pairing. Manorama has stayed in K. A. Thangavelu's catalogue spanning 27 years — a partnership that crosses decades.

As of July 2026.

Collaborator network

Top 12 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.

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Most acclaimed pairing

K. A. Thangavelu × Gemini Ganesan

10 films·avg 8.5/10

Longest running

K. A. Thangavelu × Manorama

27+ years·3 decades

Strongest pairings

3 of the five strongest pairings are on-screen partners — the casting roster skews toward on-screen partners more than co-stars.

62Total Co-Stars & Directors

15Most films with K. V. Mahadevan

3Role categories

Top pairings compared

Sivaji Ganesan has the most films; Manorama has the most recent.

Metric	Manorama	Sivaji Ganesan	Nagesh	M. S. Viswanathan
Films together	9	11	10	10
Avg rating	6.9	7.5	7.3	7.5
First	1960	1960	1963	1966
Latest	1987	1983	1981	1980
Best film	Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala	Pasamalar	Enga Veettu Pillai	Galatta Kalyanam

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K. A. Thangavelu's collaborators

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