Jaishankar & Thirumalai Mahalingam Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jaishankar and Thirumalai Mahalingam appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1968 and 1970. Their highest-rated collaboration was Neelagiri Express (1968 — 7.5/10). Films span Neelagiri Express (1968) through Kathal Jyothi (1970).
The Jaishankar & Thirumalai Mahalingam partnership
From Neelagiri Express (1968) to Kathal Jyothi (1970). Neelagiri Express is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Kathal Jyothi in 1970.
It started with Neelagiri Express (1968).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Neelagiri Express; the 1970s to Kathal Jyothi. Jaishankar acted in every film; Thirumalai Mahalingam directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 1 film together, anchored by Neelagiri Express (7.5/10).
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
- Neelagiri Express
- Kathal Jyothi0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
33% of Thirumalai Mahalingam's screen credits are with Jaishankar. After Kathal Jyothi, Jaishankar kept going for 178 more films; Thirumalai Mahalingam stepped back.
Before Neelagiri Express, Jaishankar had starred in 22 films, including Pattanathil Bhootham (1967) and Kuzhandaiyum Daivamum (1965).
After Kathal Jyothi, Jaishankar went on to appear in 178 more films, including Vilangu (1987) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
Before Neelagiri Express, Thirumalai Mahalingam had directed 2 films, including Alayam (1967) and Madras To Pondicherry (1966).
After Kathal Jyothi, Thirumalai Mahalingam went on to direct 2 more films, including Pudhiya Manidhan (1974) and Samayalkaran (1974).
Collaboration Journey
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