Jayanthi & K. Balachander Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jayanthi and K. Balachander appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1965 and 1972. Their highest-rated collaboration was Iru Kodugal (1969 — 7.8/10). Films span Neerkumizhi (1965) through Velli Vizha (1972).
The Jayanthi & K. Balachander partnership
Between 1965 and 1972, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 7 years. For 7 years, a Jayanthi–K. film arrived almost every year. Remarkably even — every film rates between 7.5 and 7.8.
From Neerkumizhi (1965) to Velli Vizha (1972). Bama Vijayam (1967, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Iru Kodugal; the 1970s to Punnagai. Jayanthi acted in every film; K. Balachander directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 4 films together, anchored by Iru Kodugal (7.8/10).
The 1970s brought 3 films together, anchored by Punnagai (7.6/10).
- Iru Kodugal
- Neerkumizhi
- Punnagai
- Velli Vizha
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 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
47% of Jayanthi's screen credits are with K. Balachander. After Velli Vizha, K. Balachander kept going for 46 more films; Jayanthi stepped back.
Neerkumizhi was Jayanthi's acting debut.
After Velli Vizha, Jayanthi went on to appear in 8 more films, including Pudhalvan (1997) and Raja Vikramarka (1990).
Before Neerkumizhi, K. Balachander had directed 1 film, including Server Sundaram (1964).
After Velli Vizha, K. Balachander went on to direct 46 more films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jayanthi & K. Balachander's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 7 of their 7 films. V. Kumar scored 5 of them. Nagesh appears alongside them in 7 films — practically a third lead.
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