K. V. Mahadevan & Jaishankar Movies Together List — 16 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. V. Mahadevan and Jaishankar appeared together in 16 Tamil films between 1967 and 1984. Films span Kadhalithal Podhuma (1967) through Sarithira Nayagan (1984).
The K. V. Mahadevan & Jaishankar partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. After 9 years apart, they came back together for Sarithira Nayagan (1984). 1967 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months.
They didn't share a set between 1975 and 1984. For 17 years, a K.–Jaishankar film arrived almost every year.
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Kadhalithal Podhuma; the 1980s to Sarithira Nayagan. K. V. Mahadevan scored every film; Jaishankar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
16 films across 3 decades
The 1960s accounted for 6 films.
The 1970s accounted for 9 films.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
16 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
When they first worked together, K. V. Mahadevan had 89 films behind them; Jaishankar had 14. After Sarithira Nayagan, Jaishankar kept going for 47 more films; K. V. Mahadevan stepped back.
Before Kadhalithal Podhuma, K. V. Mahadevan had starred in 89 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Mahakavi Kalidas (1966).
After Sarithira Nayagan, K. V. Mahadevan went on to appear in 7 more films, including Alludugaru (1990) and Swathi Kiranam (1992).
Before Kadhalithal Podhuma, Jaishankar had starred in 14 films, including Kuzhandaiyum Daivamum (1965) and Gauri Kalyanam (1966).
After Sarithira Nayagan, Jaishankar went on to appear in 47 more films, including Vilangu (1987) and Gokulam (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. V. Mahadevan & Jaishankar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 8 of their 16 films. Nagesh appears alongside them in 8 films — practically a third lead.
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