Sabha Swaminathan & Jangiri Madhumitha Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sabha Swaminathan and Jangiri Madhumitha appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2017 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pei Irukka Illaya (2017 — 5.3/10). Films span Pei Irukka Illaya (2017) through Pattinapakkam (2018).
The Sabha Swaminathan & Jangiri Madhumitha partnership
From Pei Irukka Illaya (2017) to Pattinapakkam (2018). It started with Pei Irukka Illaya (2017).
The shape of the work
Sabha Swaminathan acted in every film; Jangiri Madhumitha acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sabha Swaminathan was a last-minute replacement in 'Pei Irukka Illaya' (2017). The original actress dropped out days before shooting. Madhumitha personally recommended Sabha to the director after they met at a dubbing studio.
- In 'Mohini' (2018), Madhumitha played the possessed woman. She told a behind-the-scenes video that Sabha's deadpan reactions made her laugh so hard during the exorcism scene that they had to reshoot it four times. Sabha's stillness forced Madhumitha to go bigger with her performance.
- During the 'Pattinapakkam' (2018) shoot, the two shared a room in a cheap lodge because the budget was so tight. Madhumitha later said in an interview that they survived on instant noodles and spent nights rewriting their own dialogues because the script was a mess.
- Madhumitha said in a 2019 podcast: 'Sabha is the only co-star who would text me at 2 AM to ask if I was okay. We didn't make great films, but we made each other feel safe.'
- Their pairing in 'Mohini' (2018) directly led to the director casting them again in 'Pattinapakkam' (2018). That film's failure killed both their chances at mainstream horror-comedy roles for the next three years.
3 films across 1 decade
- Pei Irukka Illaya
- Mohini
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Pei Irukka Illaya, both already had careers — Sabha Swaminathan with 10 films, Jangiri Madhumitha with 19.
Before Pei Irukka Illaya, Sabha Swaminathan had starred in 10 films, including Theri (2016) and Dancer (2005).
After Pattinapakkam, Sabha Swaminathan went on to appear in 7 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Thanimai (2019).
Before Pei Irukka Illaya, Jangiri Madhumitha had starred in 19 films, including Attakathi (2012) and Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013).
After Pattinapakkam, Jangiri Madhumitha went on to appear in 15 more films, including Boat (2024) and Madras Matinee (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sabha Swaminathan & Jangiri Madhumitha's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Madhan Bob is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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