Jyothika & Mayilsamy Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jyothika and Mayilsamy appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2001 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaatrin Mozhi (2018 — 7.9/10). Films span Little John (2001) through Kaatrin Mozhi (2018).
The Jyothika & Mayilsamy partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Kaatrin Mozhi (2018). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2018. From Little John (2001) to Kaatrin Mozhi (2018).
Kaatrin Mozhi is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Little John (2001).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Dhool; the 2010s to Kaatrin Mozhi. Jyothika acted in every film; Mayilsamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Dhool (2003), Jyothika was already a star. Mayilsamy was a relative newcomer. She personally asked director Dharani to cast him as her sidekick after seeing his stage work. He got the part because she vouched for him.
- In Kaatrin Mozhi (2018), Mayilsamy played Jyothika's on-screen brother. Their real-life comfort showed in the scenes where they bickered like actual siblings. She later said he was the only co-star who could make her break character and laugh mid-take.
- After Dhool, Mayilsamy became a regular at Jyothika's home. He would drop by unannounced just to eat her mother's cooking. They stayed close even after she took a break from films post-marriage.
- Their pairing in Dhool set a template for the 'heroine's funny friend' role in Tamil masala films. After that, every major female star wanted a Mayilsamy-type sidekick. He became the go-to comic relief for leading ladies throughout the 2000s.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kaatrin Mozhi (7.9/10).
- Dhool
- Little John
- Kaatrin Mozhi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 17 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kaatrin Mozhi, Mayilsamy kept going for 27 more films; Jyothika stepped back.
Before Little John, Jyothika had starred in 8 films, including Kushi (2000) and Thenali (2000).
After Kaatrin Mozhi, Jyothika went on to appear in 9 more films, including Raatchasi (2019) and Srikanth (2024).
Before Little John, Mayilsamy had starred in 10 films, including Mugam (1999) and Kanni Rasi (1985).
After Kaatrin Mozhi, Mayilsamy went on to appear in 27 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Idiot (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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