Jaishankar & Poornima Bhagyaraj Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jaishankar and Poornima Bhagyaraj appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1982 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thanga Magan (1983 — 6.5/10). Films span Nandri, Meendum Varuga (1982) through Neengal Kettavai (1984).
The Jaishankar & Poornima Bhagyaraj partnership
Between 1982 and 1984, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 2 years. From Nandri, Meendum Varuga (1982) to Neengal Kettavai (1984). The unfolded closed with Neengal Kettavai in 1984.
It started with Nandri, Meendum Varuga (1982).
The shape of the work
Jaishankar acted in every film; Poornima Bhagyaraj acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 1 decade
- Thanga Magan
- Neengal Kettavai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 2 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 159 films behind them; Poornima Bhagyaraj had 3. After Neengal Kettavai, Jaishankar kept going for 47 more films; Poornima Bhagyaraj stepped back.
Before Nandri, Meendum Varuga, Jaishankar had starred in 159 films, including Apoorva Raagangal (1975) and Pattanathil Bhootham (1967).
After Neengal Kettavai, Jaishankar went on to appear in 47 more films, including Vilangu (1987) and Gokulam (1993).
Before Nandri, Meendum Varuga, Poornima Bhagyaraj had starred in 3 films, including Kilinjalgal (1981) and Dard (1981).
After Neengal Kettavai, Poornima Bhagyaraj went on to appear in 10 more films, including Raatchasi (2019) and Vaaimai (2016).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Silk Smitha is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Silk Smitha appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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