Jaishankar & Vinu Chakravarthy Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jaishankar and Vinu Chakravarthy appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1984 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dharma (1998 — 5.0/10). Films span Idhu Enga Boomi (1984) through Dharma (1998).
The Jaishankar & Vinu Chakravarthy partnership
They saved their best for last — Dharma (5.0/10) came 14 years in. From Idhu Enga Boomi (1984) to Dharma (1998). The unfolded closed with Dharma in 1998.
It started with Idhu Enga Boomi (1984).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Mappillai; the 1990s to Dharma. Jaishankar acted in every film; Vinu Chakravarthy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
- Mappillai
- Idhu Enga Boomi0
- Dharma
- Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 14 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, Jaishankar had 174 films behind them; Vinu Chakravarthy had 4. After Dharma, Vinu Chakravarthy kept going for 32 more films; Jaishankar stepped back.
Before Idhu Enga Boomi, Jaishankar had starred in 174 films, including Apoorva Raagangal (1975) and Pattanathil Bhootham (1967).
After Dharma, Jaishankar went on to appear in 1 more film, including Chinna Raja (1999).
Before Idhu Enga Boomi, Vinu Chakravarthy had starred in 4 films, including Mann Vasanai (1983) and Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982).
After Dharma, Vinu Chakravarthy went on to appear in 32 more films, including Giri (2004) and Kunguma Pottu Gounder (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jaishankar & Vinu Chakravarthy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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