Jaishankar & Poornam Viswanathan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-20 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jaishankar and Poornam Viswanathan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1984 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nee Pathi Naan Pathi (1991 — 5.5/10). Films span Vidhi (1984) through Nee Pathi Naan Pathi (1991).
The Jaishankar & Poornam Viswanathan partnership
From Vidhi (1984) to Nee Pathi Naan Pathi (1991). The played out closed with Nee Pathi Naan Pathi in 1991. It started with Vidhi (1984).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Padikkadavan; the 1990s to Nee Pathi Naan Pathi. Jaishankar acted in every film; Poornam Viswanathan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Padikkadavan
- Vidhi0
- Nee Pathi Naan Pathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 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; Poornam Viswanathan had 14.
Before Vidhi, Jaishankar had starred in 174 films, including Apoorva Raagangal (1975) and Pattanathil Bhootham (1967).
After Nee Pathi Naan Pathi, Jaishankar went on to appear in 13 more films, including Gokulam (1993) and Priyanka (1994).
Before Vidhi, Poornam Viswanathan had starred in 14 films, including Rickshawkaran (1971) and Moondru Mugam (1982).
After Nee Pathi Naan Pathi, Poornam Viswanathan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Thamizh (2002) and Aasai (1995).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Janagaraj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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