K. Balachander & Jayasudha Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. Balachander and Jayasudha appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1973 and 1975. Their highest-rated collaboration was Apoorva Raagangal (1975 — 8.3/10). Films span Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973) through Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
The K. Balachander & Jayasudha partnership
From Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973) to Apoorva Raagangal (1975). Naan Avanillai (1974, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Apoorva Raagangal is the one most viewers reach for.
The played out closed with Apoorva Raagangal in 1975. It started with Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973).
The shape of the work
K. Balachander directed every film; Jayasudha acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Apoorva Raagangal
- Sollathaan Ninaikkiren
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Apoorva Raagangal, Jayasudha kept going for 63 more films; K. Balachander stepped back.
Before Sollathaan Ninaikkiren, K. Balachander had directed 19 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Apoorva Raagangal, K. Balachander went on to direct 41 more films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Ninaithale Inikkum (1979).
Sollathaan Ninaikkiren was Jayasudha's acting debut.
After Apoorva Raagangal, Jayasudha went on to appear in 63 more films, including Sri Rama Rajyam (2011) and Oopiri (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. Balachander & Jayasudha's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kamal Haasan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Kamal Haasan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. M. S. Viswanathan scored 3 of them.
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