Jaishankar & Somayajulu J.V. Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-21 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jaishankar and Somayajulu J.V. appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1984 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Neengal Kettavai (1984 — 4.0/10). Films span Neengal Kettavai (1984) through Yaar (1985).
The Jaishankar & Somayajulu J.V. partnership
From Neengal Kettavai (1984) to Yaar (1985). The ran closed with Yaar in 1985. It started with Neengal Kettavai (1984).
The shape of the work
Jaishankar acted in every film; Somayajulu J.V. acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Neengal Kettavai
- Yaar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 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; Somayajulu J.V. had 0. After Yaar, Jaishankar kept going for 39 more films; Somayajulu J.V. stepped back.
Before Neengal Kettavai, Jaishankar had starred in 174 films, including Apoorva Raagangal (1975) and Pattanathil Bhootham (1967).
After Yaar, Jaishankar went on to appear in 39 more films, including Vilangu (1987) and Gokulam (1993).
Neengal Kettavai was Somayajulu J.V.'s acting debut.
After Yaar, Somayajulu J.V. went on to appear in 6 more films, including Kalyana Ramudu (2003) and Aditya 369 (1991).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jaishankar & Somayajulu J.V.'s professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Archana is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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