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2 films·1979–1982·Top Music Composer: Ilayaraja (1 films)·Top co-star: Jai Ganesh (2 films)

Jaiganesh & Major Sundarrajan Movies Together List — 2 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

Jaiganesh and Major Sundarrajan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1979 and 1982. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979) through Vaa Kanna Vaa (1982).

2
Films Together
7.5
Average Rating
1979 - 1982
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

The Jaiganesh & Major Sundarrajan partnership

From Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979) to Vaa Kanna Vaa (1982). Thaayillamal Naan Illai is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Vaa Kanna Vaa in 1982.

It started with Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979).

The shape of the work

The 1970s belonged to Thaayillamal Naan Illai; the 1980s to Vaa Kanna Vaa. Jaiganesh acted in every film; Major Sundarrajan acted in all of them.

2 films across 2 decades

The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Thaayillamal Naan Illai (7.5/10).

The 1980s accounted for 1 film.

1970s
Films1
Avg Rating7.5/10
Notable:
  • Thaayillamal Naan Illai(7.5)
Era:
Jaiganesh: ActiveMajor: Active
1980s
Films1
Notable:
  • Vaa Kanna Vaa0
Era:
Jaiganesh: ActiveMajor: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration19791982
Span3 years
Avg Interval~3 years

2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
2 films (100%)

Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.

Where each was in their career

When they first worked together, Jaiganesh had 7 films behind them; Major Sundarrajan had 85.

Jaiganesh

Before Thaayillamal Naan Illai, Jaiganesh had starred in 7 films, including Pattina Pravesam (1977) and Meenakshi Kungumam (1978).

After Vaa Kanna Vaa, Jaiganesh went on to appear in 18 more films, including Nila (1994) and Seeman (1994).

Major Sundarrajan

Before Thaayillamal Naan Illai, Major Sundarrajan had starred in 85 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).

After Vaa Kanna Vaa, Major Sundarrajan went on to appear in 30 more films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Iruvar (1997).

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