Co-Stars & Directors
T. S. Balaiah
T. S. Balaiah Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together
T. S. Balaiah's collaborators
T. S. Balaiah's most frequent co-actor is Nagesh — 8 pairings. Devika has stayed in T. S. Balaiah's catalogue for over a decade — a partnership that crosses decades. From 1960 (with A. Bhim Singh) to 1972 (with Nagesh).
A. Bhim Singh averages 7.7/10 across 2 films with T. S. Balaiah — the highest-rated active pairing. The catalogue runs on a revolving cast — few repeat pairings, broad spread across collaborators.
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.
Strongest pairings
Nagesh leads the pack with daylight to spare — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 96%.
Top pairings compared
Average ratings sit within 0.1 of each other across the top four — the differentiation is in span and recency, not quality.
| Metric | Nagesh | R. Muthuraman | Sivaji Ganesan | Devika |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Films together | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Avg rating | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| First | 1961 | 1965 | 1963 | 1960 |
| Latest | 1972 | 1972 | 1970 | 1972 |
| Best film | Pazhani | Pazhani | Arivaali | Kalathur Kannamma |
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Directors Who Worked with T. S. Balaiah
Music Directors Who Worked with T. S. Balaiah
Multi-decade partnerships
Devika is the only collaborator who has worked with T. S. Balaiah in every decade of her career.
Most acclaimed pairings
5 pairings cluster above 7.5/10 — A. Bhim Singh, Manorama, and Gemini Ganesan sit at the top of a high bar nothing else in the catalogue reaches.