Mayilsamy & Leon James Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mayilsamy and Leon James appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2016 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Saba Nayagan (2023 — 6.5/10). Films span Ko 2 (2016) through Saba Nayagan (2023).
The Mayilsamy & Leon James partnership
They saved their best for last — Saba Nayagan (6.5/10) came 7 years in. From Ko 2 (2016) to Saba Nayagan (2023). Their most recent film, Saba Nayagan, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
It started with Ko 2 (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to LKG; the 2020s to Saba Nayagan. Never on the same side of the camera — Mayilsamy actor, Leon James music composer, across all 4 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- LKG
- Kavalai Vendam
- Saba Nayagan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Leon James's screen credits are with Mayilsamy. When they first worked together, Mayilsamy had 71 films behind them; Leon James had 1.
Before Ko 2, Mayilsamy had starred in 71 films, including Maasi (2012) and Jayam (2003).
Before Ko 2, Leon James had starred in 1 film, including Kanchana 2 (2015).
After Saba Nayagan, Leon James went on to appear in 5 more films, including Dragon (2025) and Mazaka (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mayilsamy & Leon James's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Bala Saravanan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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