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K. S. Gopalakrishnan
K. S. Gopalakrishnan

Cast & Crew Collaborators

K. S. Gopalakrishnan

26Co-Stars
5Music Directors
15Films with K. V. Mahadevan
veteranCareer Phase

K. S. Gopalakrishnan Cast, Crew & Frequent Collaborators

K. S. Gopalakrishnan's collaborators

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

R. Muthuraman averages 7.6/10 across 5 films with K. S. Gopalakrishnan — the highest-rated active pairing. From 1962 (with S. V. Ranga Rao) to 1990 (with Pallavi).

As of June 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. S. Gopalakrishnan × R. Muthuraman
5 films·avg 7.6/10
Longest running
K. S. Gopalakrishnan × K. R. Vijaya
23+ years·3 decades

Strongest pairings

3 of the five strongest pairings are music collaborators — the preferred set of partners leans toward music collaborators more than co-stars.

31Total Cast & Crew
15Most films with K. V. Mahadevan
2Role categories

Top pairings compared

K. V. Mahadevan leads on film count, Gemini Ganesan on average rating, M. S. Viswanathan on recency — the four pull ahead on different metrics.

MetricK. R. VijayaM. S. ViswanathanK. V. MahadevanGemini Ganesan
Films together14101513
Avg rating7.17.56.97.5
First1963196619621963
Latest1986198919821978
Best filmKarpagamKula VilakkuSaradhaKarpagam

Multi-decade partnerships

22 pairings have endured across two-plus decades — partnerships that outlast the eras.

Most acclaimed pairings

5 pairings cluster above 7.5/10 — R. Muthuraman, Savitri, and Viswanathan Ramamoorthy sit at the top of a high bar nothing else in the catalogue reaches.

Collaboration by Decade

1960s
57 films
7.5
K. R. Vijaya, Gemini Ganesan , Nagesh
1970s
59 films
6.5
K. R. Vijaya, Gemini Ganesan , Nagesh
1980s
26 films
7.3
K. R. Vijaya, Sivaji Ganesan, Y. Gee. Mahendra
1990s
1 film
Pallavi

Creative Legacy

K. S. Gopalakrishnan was a significant figure in Tamil cinema, primarily active as a director and screenwriter from the 1950s through the 1970s. His career trajectory is notable for its focus on socially conscious themes, often exploring family dynamics, moral dilemmas, and the struggles of the common man within a melodramatic framework. He is best remembered for his collaborations with the iconic

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