Jayalalitha & Usha Nandhini Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jayalalitha and Usha Nandhini appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1972 and 1980. Films span Shakthi Leelai (1972) through Jesus (1980).
The Jayalalitha & Usha Nandhini partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Jesus (1980). They didn't share a set between 1972 and 1980. From Shakthi Leelai (1972) to Jesus (1980).
The ran closed with Jesus in 1980. It started with Shakthi Leelai (1972).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Shakthi Leelai; the 1980s to Jesus. Jayalalitha acted in every film; Usha Nandhini acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Shakthi Leelai0
- Jesus0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 8 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, Jayalalitha had 52 films behind them; Usha Nandhini had 1.
Before Shakthi Leelai, Jayalalitha had starred in 52 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Deiva Magan (1969).
After Jesus, Jayalalitha went on to appear in 2 more films, including Xtra (2004) and Veeri Veeri Gummadi Pandu (2005).
Before Shakthi Leelai, Usha Nandhini had starred in 1 film, including Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971).
Collaboration Journey
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