Jayalalitha & Devar films Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jayalalitha and Devar films appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1965 and 1968. Films span Kanni Thaai (1965) through Therthiruvizha (1968).
The Jayalalitha & Devar films partnership
Between 1965 and 1968, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 3 years. From Kanni Thaai (1965) to Therthiruvizha (1968). The ran closed with Therthiruvizha in 1968.
It started with Kanni Thaai (1965).
The shape of the work
Jayalalitha acted in every film; Devar films produced all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 1 decade
- Kanni Thaai0
- Mugaraasi0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 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
After Therthiruvizha, Jayalalitha kept going for 50 more films; Devar films stepped back.
Kanni Thaai was Jayalalitha's acting debut.
After Therthiruvizha, Jayalalitha went on to appear in 50 more films, including Deiva Magan (1969) and Annai Velankanni (1971).
Before Kanni Thaai, Devar films had starred in 9 films, including Thozhilali (1964) and Kudumba Thalaivan (1962).
After Therthiruvizha, Devar films went on to appear in 16 more films, including Annai Oru Aalayam (1979) and Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jayalalitha & Devar films's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. G. Ramachandran is the through-line — cast on 6 of their 6 films. K. V. Mahadevan scored 6 of them. M. G. Ramachandran appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead.
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