Jaishankar & V. Gopalakrishnan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jaishankar and V. Gopalakrishnan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1982 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vazhvey Maayam (1982 — 7.5/10). Films span Vazhvey Maayam (1982) through Amma Pillai (1990).
The Jaishankar & V. Gopalakrishnan partnership
From Vazhvey Maayam (1982) to Amma Pillai (1990). The unfolded closed with Amma Pillai in 1990. Vazhvey Maayam is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Vazhvey Maayam (1982).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Vazhvey Maayam; the 1990s to Amma Pillai. Jaishankar acted in every film; V. Gopalakrishnan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 3 films together, anchored by Vazhvey Maayam (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.3/10.
- Vazhvey Maayam
- Thanga Magan
- Amma Pillai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 8 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; V. Gopalakrishnan had 22.
Before Vazhvey Maayam, Jaishankar had starred in 159 films, including Apoorva Raagangal (1975) and Pattanathil Bhootham (1967).
After Amma Pillai, Jaishankar went on to appear in 16 more films, including Gokulam (1993) and Priyanka (1994).
Before Vazhvey Maayam, V. Gopalakrishnan had starred in 22 films, including Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973) and Kilinjalgal (1981).
After Amma Pillai, V. Gopalakrishnan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Kadavul (1997) and Oor Mariyadhai (1992).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jaishankar & V. Gopalakrishnan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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