Devayani & Jayaram Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Devayani and Jayaram appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1997 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thenali (2000 — 6.0/10). Films span Periya Idathu Maapillai (1997) through Thenali (2000).
The Devayani & Jayaram partnership
From Periya Idathu Maapillai (1997) to Thenali (2000). The ran closed with Thenali in 2000. It started with Periya Idathu Maapillai (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Periya Idathu Maapillai; the 2000s to Thenali. Devayani acted in every film; Jayaram acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Periya Idathu Maapillai0
- Thenali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Periya Idathu Maapillai, Devayani had starred in 4 films, including Poomani (1996) and Kadhal Kottai (1996).
After Thenali, Devayani went on to appear in 32 more films, including Kiss (2025) and Naani (2004).
Before Periya Idathu Maapillai, Jayaram had starred in 10 films, including Nila (1994) and Gokulam (1993).
After Thenali, Jayaram went on to appear in 39 more films, including Hi Nanna (2023) and Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Devayani & Jayaram's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charle is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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