K. Balachander & K. S. Jayalakshmi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. Balachander and K. S. Jayalakshmi appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1988 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (1988 — 5.5/10). Films span Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (1988) through Azhagan (1991).
The K. Balachander & K. S. Jayalakshmi partnership
From Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (1988) to Azhagan (1991). The ran closed with Azhagan in 1991. It started with Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Unnal Mudiyum Thambi; the 1990s to Azhagan. K. Balachander directed every film; K. S. Jayalakshmi acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.8/10.
- Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
- Azhagan
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, K. Balachander had 50 films behind them; K. S. Jayalakshmi had 0.
Before Unnal Mudiyum Thambi, K. Balachander had directed 50 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Azhagan, K. Balachander went on to direct 11 more films, including Poi (2006) and Uttama Villain (2015).
Unnal Mudiyum Thambi was K. S. Jayalakshmi's acting debut.
After Azhagan, K. S. Jayalakshmi went on to appear in 1 more film, including Aahaa Enna Porutham (1997).
Collaboration Journey
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