Janagaraj & Rajasekhar Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Janagaraj and Rajasekhar appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1980 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nizhalgal (1980 — 8.5/10). Films span Nizhalgal (1980) through Padikkadavan (1985).
The Janagaraj & Rajasekhar partnership
One film towers over the rest: Nizhalgal at 8.5/10. Between 1980 and 1985, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. The work is uneven: Nizhalgal (8.5) at one end, Pudhumai Penn (3.1) at the other.
From Nizhalgal (1980) to Padikkadavan (1985). It started with Nizhalgal (1980).
The shape of the work
Rajasekhar actor in some, director in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 1 decade
- Nizhalgal
- Thambikku Entha Ooru
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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
After Padikkadavan, Janagaraj kept going for 98 more films; Rajasekhar stepped back.
Before Nizhalgal, Janagaraj had starred in 1 film, including Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979).
After Padikkadavan, Janagaraj went on to appear in 98 more films, including Kadalora Kavithaigal (1986) and Nadodi Thendral (1992).
Nizhalgal was Rajasekhar's acting debut.
After Padikkadavan, Rajasekhar went on to appear in 29 more films, including Koolikaran (1987) and Kanmaniye Pesu (1986).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Janagaraj & Rajasekhar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 4 of their 4 films. Ilayaraja scored 4 of them.
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