Tabu & Chinni Jayanth Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tabu and Chinni Jayanth appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1996 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadhal Desam (1996 — 5.4/10). Films span Kadhal Desam (1996) through Thaayin Manikodi (1998).
The Tabu & Chinni Jayanth partnership
From Kadhal Desam (1996) to Thaayin Manikodi (1998). The ran closed with Thaayin Manikodi in 1998. It started with Kadhal Desam (1996).
The shape of the work
Tabu acted in every film; Chinni Jayanth acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Kadhal Desam
- Thaayin Manikodi0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 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, Tabu had 6 films behind them; Chinni Jayanth had 48. After Thaayin Manikodi, Tabu kept going for 62 more films; Chinni Jayanth stepped back.
Before Kadhal Desam, Tabu had starred in 6 films, including Vijaypath (1994) and Sisindri (1995).
After Thaayin Manikodi, Tabu went on to appear in 62 more films, including Drishyam 2 (2022) and Talvar (2015).
Before Kadhal Desam, Chinni Jayanth had starred in 48 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Uzhavan (1993).
After Thaayin Manikodi, Chinni Jayanth went on to appear in 32 more films, including Boat (2024) and Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tabu & Chinni Jayanth's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aadukalam Naren is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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