Jaishankar & K. Krishnamurthy Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jaishankar and K. Krishnamurthy appeared together in 2 Tamil films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vazhvey Maayam (1982 — 7.5/10). Films span Vazhvey Maayam (1982) through Theerpu (1982).
The Jaishankar & K. Krishnamurthy partnership
From Vazhvey Maayam (1982) to Theerpu (1982). Vazhvey Maayam is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Theerpu in 1982.
It started with Vazhvey Maayam (1982).
The shape of the work
Jaishankar acted in every film; K. Krishnamurthy directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Vazhvey Maayam
- Theerpu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of K. Krishnamurthy's screen credits are with Jaishankar. When they first worked together, Jaishankar had 159 films behind them; K. Krishnamurthy had 3. After Theerpu, Jaishankar kept going for 66 more films; K. Krishnamurthy stepped back.
Before Vazhvey Maayam, Jaishankar had starred in 159 films, including Apoorva Raagangal (1975) and Pattanathil Bhootham (1967).
After Theerpu, Jaishankar went on to appear in 66 more films, including Vilangu (1987) and Apoorva Sahodarigal (1983).
Before Vazhvey Maayam, K. Krishnamurthy had directed 3 films, including Shanmugapriya (1973) and Hello Partner (1972).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jaishankar & K. Krishnamurthy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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