Chinni Jayanth & M. N. Nambiar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Chinni Jayanth and M. N. Nambiar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1988 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maanagara Kaaval (1991 — 3.1/10). Films span Nallavan (1988) through Maanagara Kaaval (1991).
The Chinni Jayanth & M. N. Nambiar partnership
From Nallavan (1988) to Maanagara Kaaval (1991). The ran closed with Maanagara Kaaval in 1991. It started with Nallavan (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Nallavan; the 1990s to Maanagara Kaaval. Chinni Jayanth acted in every film; M. N. Nambiar acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 1.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.1/10.
- Nallavan
- Maanagara Kaaval
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 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, Chinni Jayanth had 6 films behind them; M. N. Nambiar had 91. After Maanagara Kaaval, Chinni Jayanth kept going for 64 more films; M. N. Nambiar stepped back.
Before Nallavan, Chinni Jayanth had starred in 6 films, including Muthal Vasantham (1986) and Kai Kodukkum Kai (1984).
After Maanagara Kaaval, Chinni Jayanth went on to appear in 64 more films, including Boat (2024) and Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023).
Before Nallavan, M. N. Nambiar had starred in 91 films, including Pasamalar (1961) and Deiva Magan (1969).
After Maanagara Kaaval, M. N. Nambiar went on to appear in 25 more films, including Thanga Manasukkaran (1992) and Sakkarai Devan (1993).
Collaboration Journey
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