Jayanthi & Nagesh Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jayanthi and Nagesh 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 & Nagesh partnership
Between 1965 and 1972, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 7 years. For 7 years, a Jayanthi–Nagesh 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; Nagesh acted in 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 Nagesh. After Velli Vizha, Nagesh kept going for 122 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, Nagesh had starred in 22 films, including Kaadhalikka Neramillai (1964) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Velli Vizha, Nagesh went on to appear in 122 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jayanthi & Nagesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Major Sundarrajan is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 7 films. V. Kumar scored 5 of them. Major Sundarrajan appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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