Jayaram & Deva Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jayaram and Deva appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1993 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nila (1994 — 7.5/10). Films span Purusha Lakshanam (1993) through Panchathanthiram (2002).
The Jayaram & Deva partnership
From Purusha Lakshanam (1993) to Panchathanthiram (2002). For 9 years, a Jayaram–Deva film arrived almost every year. Nila is the one most viewers reach for.
The played out closed with Panchathanthiram in 2002. It started with Purusha Lakshanam (1993).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Nila; the 2000s to Panchathanthiram. Jayaram acted in every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 2 decades
The 1990s brought 6 films together, anchored by Nila (7.5/10).
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Nila
- Purusha Lakshanam
- Panchathanthiram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 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, Jayaram had 1 films behind them; Deva had 31.
Before Purusha Lakshanam, Jayaram had starred in 1 film, including Teeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai (1982).
After Panchathanthiram, Jayaram went on to appear in 37 more films, including Hi Nanna (2023) and Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022).
Before Purusha Lakshanam, Deva had starred in 31 films, including Pudhu Manithan (1991) and Annamalai (1992).
After Panchathanthiram, Deva went on to appear in 40 more films, including Engal Anna (2004) and Jore (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jayaram & Deva's professional partnership
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