Nagesh & Janagaraj Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nagesh and Janagaraj appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1985 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 — 5.9/10). Films span Padikkadavan (1985) through Raja Kaiya Vacha (1990).
The Nagesh & Janagaraj partnership
From Padikkadavan (1985) to Raja Kaiya Vacha (1990). The played out closed with Raja Kaiya Vacha in 1990. It started with Padikkadavan (1985).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Apoorva Sagodharargal; the 1990s to Raja Kaiya Vacha. Nagesh acted in every film; Janagaraj acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Apoorva Sagodharargal
- Padikkadavan
- Raja Kaiya Vacha0
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 237 films behind them; Janagaraj had 14. After Raja Kaiya Vacha, Janagaraj kept going for 56 more films; Nagesh stepped back.
Before Padikkadavan, Nagesh had starred in 237 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976).
After Raja Kaiya Vacha, Nagesh went on to appear in 36 more films, including Kadhal Kondein (2003) and Cheran Pandiyan (1991).
Before Padikkadavan, Janagaraj had starred in 14 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Mann Vasanai (1983).
After Raja Kaiya Vacha, Janagaraj went on to appear in 56 more films, including Nadodi Thendral (1992) and Indira (1995).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nagesh & Janagaraj's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 3 of their 3 films. Ilayaraja scored 3 of them.
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