Nagesh & Jayakumari Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nagesh and Jayakumari appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1971 and 1976. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nootrukku Nooru (1971 — 7.5/10). Films span Nootrukku Nooru (1971) through Chitra Pournami (1976).
The Nagesh & Jayakumari partnership
From Nootrukku Nooru (1971) to Chitra Pournami (1976). Nootrukku Nooru is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Chitra Pournami in 1976.
It started with Nootrukku Nooru (1971).
The shape of the work
Nagesh acted in every film; Jayakumari acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Nootrukku Nooru
- Gauravam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 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, Nagesh had 127 films behind them; Jayakumari had 1. After Chitra Pournami, Nagesh kept going for 79 more films; Jayakumari stepped back.
Before Nootrukku Nooru, Nagesh had starred in 127 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Major Chandrakanth (1966).
After Chitra Pournami, Nagesh went on to appear in 79 more films, including Kadhal Kondein (2003) and Cheran Pandiyan (1991).
Before Nootrukku Nooru, Jayakumari had starred in 1 film, including Engirundho Vandhaal (1970).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nagesh & Jayakumari's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Major Sundarrajan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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