Ponnambalam & Jaishankar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ponnambalam and Jaishankar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1989 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 — 5.9/10). Films span Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989) through Dharma (1998).
The Ponnambalam & Jaishankar partnership
From Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989) to Dharma (1998). The played out closed with Dharma in 1998. It started with Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Apoorva Sagodharargal; the 1990s to Dharma. Ponnambalam acted in every film; Jaishankar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.0/10.
- Apoorva Sagodharargal
- Dharma
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ponnambalam had 1 films behind them; Jaishankar had 207. After Dharma, Ponnambalam kept going for 41 more films; Jaishankar stepped back.
Before Apoorva Sagodharargal, Ponnambalam had starred in 1 film, including Kaliyugam (1988).
After Dharma, Ponnambalam went on to appear in 41 more films, including Arya (2007) and Nagaram Marupakkam (2010).
Before Apoorva Sagodharargal, Jaishankar had starred in 207 films, including Vilangu (1987) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
After Dharma, Jaishankar went on to appear in 1 more film, including Chinna Raja (1999).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ponnambalam & Jaishankar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 3 of their 3 films. Ilayaraja scored 3 of them.
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