Kalaivanan Kannadasan
Cast & Crew Collaborators
Kalaivanan Kannadasan
3Co-Stars
1Music Directors
3Films with Karthik
risingCareer Phase
Kalaivanan Kannadasan Cast, Crew & Frequent Collaborators
Kalaivanan Kannadasan's collaborators
Kalaivanan Kannadasan's most frequent co-actor is Karthik — 3 shared credits. From 1988 (with Karthik) to 1991 (with S. S. Chandran).
As of July 2026.
Collaborator network
Top 4 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
Kalaivanan Kannadasan × V. S. Narasimhan
2 films·avg 5.9/10
Longest running
Kalaivanan Kannadasan × S. S. Chandran
3+ years·2 decades
Strongest pairings
Karthik pulls ahead of every other pairing — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 62%.
4Total Cast & Crew
3Most films with Karthik
2Role categories
Top pairings compared
Karthik leads on film count, V. S. Narasimhan on average rating, S. S. Chandran on recency — the four pull ahead on different metrics.
| Metric | Karthik | V. S. Narasimhan | S. S. Chandran | Senthil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Films together | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Avg rating | 5.1 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| First | 1988 | 1988 | 1988 | 1988 |
| Latest | 1990 | 1990 | 1991 | 1989 |
| Best film | Kan Simittum Neram | Kan Simittum Neram | Kan Simittum Neram | Kan Simittum Neram |
Role
Top Co-Actors of Kalaivanan Kannadasan
Music Directors Who Worked with Kalaivanan Kannadasan
#NameFilms Together
01V. S. Narasimhan
Music Composer
Rising★ 8.0
2films
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Multi-decade partnerships
S. S. Chandran is the only collaborator who has worked with Kalaivanan Kannadasan in every decade of her career.
Most acclaimed pairings
Top-rated pairings with two or more films together.
Collaboration by Decade
1980s
6 films
★ 5.3
Karthik, Senthil, S. S. Chandran
1990s
3 films
★ 3.3
Karthik, S. S. Chandran, V. S. Narasimhan
Creative Legacy
Kalaivanan Kannadasan, born as Muthukumarasamy, was a prominent figure in Tamil cinema during the mid-20th century, primarily recognized as a successful film producer and distributor. His career trajectory is marked by his association with his father, the legendary poet and lyricist Kannadasan, through their family-owned production company, Kannadasan Pictures. Kalaivanan played a crucial role in…