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K. V. Mahadevan
K. V. Mahadevan

Directors, Singers & Collaborators

K. V. Mahadevan

32Co-Stars
8Directors
9Films with Nagesh
legendCareer Phase

K. V. Mahadevan Frequent Collaborators — Directors, Singers & Films

K. V. Mahadevan's collaborators

K. V. Mahadevan's most frequent co-actor is Nagesh — 9 shared credits. K. R. Vijaya has stayed in K. V. Mahadevan's catalogue spanning 20 years — a partnership that crosses decades. From 1971 (with K. S. Gopalakrishnan) to 1992 (with Jayanthi).

Director K. S. Gopalakrishnan has helmed 5 films with K. V. Mahadevan (1971–1982). 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.

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Most acclaimed pairing
K. V. Mahadevan × M. G. Ramachandran
4 films·avg 6.8/10
Longest running
K. V. Mahadevan × K. R. Vijaya
20+ years·3 decades

Strongest pairings

K. R. Vijaya leads the pack with daylight to spare — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 130%.

40Total Collaborators
9Most films with Nagesh
2Role categories

Top pairings compared

Jaishankar has the most films; K. R. Vijaya has the most recent.

MetricK. R. VijayaJaishankarSivaji GanesanSivakumar
Films together7978
Avg rating6.76.5
First1971197219721971
Latest1991198419841981
Best filmNalla NeramVani Rani
Role

Multi-decade partnerships

K. R. Vijaya is the only collaborator who has worked with K. V. Mahadevan in every decade of her career.

Most acclaimed pairings

The top acclaimed pairings sit within 0.3 of each other — by rating alone, any of them could lead this list.

Collaboration by Decade

1970s
103 films
6.6
K. S. Gopalakrishnan, V. B. Rajendra Prasad, P. Madhavan
1980s
22 films
6.8
K. S. Gopalakrishnan, V. B. Rajendra Prasad, R. Sundarrajan
1990s
8 films
4.8
K. R. Vijaya, Shobana, Jayanthi

Creative Legacy

K. V. Mahadevan, affectionately known as 'Mama', was a pioneering and prolific music composer in South Indian cinema, leaving an indelible mark primarily in Telugu and Tamil films. His career, spanning over four decades from the 1950s to the 1990s, is distinguished by its versatility, melodic richness, and deep-rooted classical foundation. Mahadevan's early training in Carnatic music under masters

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