Deva & Janagaraj Movies Together List — 13 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deva and Janagaraj appeared together in 13 Tamil films between 1990 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadal Pookkal (2001 — 6.4/10). Films span Vaigasi Poranthachu (1990) through Kadal Pookkal (2001).
The Deva & Janagaraj partnership
They saved their best for last — Kadal Pookkal (6.4/10) came 11 years in. 1992 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 11 years, a Deva–Janagaraj film arrived almost every year.
The work is uneven: Kadal Pookkal (6.4) at one end, Thirumoorthi (1.0) at the other. From Vaigasi Poranthachu (1990) to Kadal Pookkal (2001).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 92% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Annamalai; the 2000s to Kadal Pookkal. Deva scored every film; Janagaraj acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
13 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 12 films, averaging 3.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Annamalai
- Baashha
- Kadal Pookkal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
13 films across 11 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, Deva had 0 films behind them; Janagaraj had 56. After Kadal Pookkal, Deva kept going for 50 more films; Janagaraj stepped back.
Vaigasi Poranthachu was Deva's acting debut.
After Kadal Pookkal, Deva went on to appear in 50 more films, including Virumbugiren (2002) and Engal Anna (2004).
Before Vaigasi Poranthachu, Janagaraj had starred in 56 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Mann Vasanai (1983).
After Kadal Pookkal, Janagaraj went on to appear in 9 more films, including Mudhal Kanave (2007) and Aayudham (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Deva & Janagaraj's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charle appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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