Chitralaya Gopu & Jaishankar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-20 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Chitralaya Gopu and Jaishankar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1970 and 1979. Films span Veettuku Veedu (1970) through Dhairyalakshmi (1979).
The Chitralaya Gopu & Jaishankar partnership
From Veettuku Veedu (1970) to Dhairyalakshmi (1979). The played out closed with Dhairyalakshmi in 1979. It started with Veettuku Veedu (1970).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Chitralaya Gopu director, Jaishankar actor, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Veettuku Veedu0
- Athaiya Mamiya0
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
30% of Chitralaya Gopu's screen credits are with Jaishankar. When they first worked together, Chitralaya Gopu had 2 films behind them; Jaishankar had 44. After Dhairyalakshmi, Jaishankar kept going for 81 more films; Chitralaya Gopu stepped back.
Before Veettuku Veedu, Chitralaya Gopu had directed 2 films, including Shanti Nilayam (1969) and Galatta Kalyanam (1968).
After Dhairyalakshmi, Chitralaya Gopu went on to direct 5 more films, including Kasethan Kadavulada (2023) and Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga (1990).
Before Veettuku Veedu, Jaishankar had starred in 44 films, including Pattanathil Bhootham (1967) and Kuzhandaiyum Daivamum (1965).
After Dhairyalakshmi, Jaishankar went on to appear in 81 more films, including Vilangu (1987) and Garjanai (1981).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Chitralaya Gopu & Jaishankar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Lakshmi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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