M. S. Bhaskar & Jagan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Bhaskar and Jagan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2013 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Karuppampatti (2013 — 6.5/10). Films span Karuppampatti (2013) through Savaale Samaali (2015).
The M. S. Bhaskar & Jagan partnership
From Karuppampatti (2013) to Savaale Samaali (2015). It started with Karuppampatti (2013).
The shape of the work
M. S. Bhaskar acted in every film; Jagan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Bhaskar and Jagan first met on the set of Karuppampatti (2013) because the director needed a pair of actors who could pass as real-life village elders. Neither had worked with the other before, and they were thrown together for a single scene that ended up being the film's emotional core.
- In India Pakistan (2015), Bhaskar played the calm, weary father while Jagan played the hot-headed son. Jagan told a local magazine that Bhaskar would deliberately slow down his dialogue delivery during their arguments, forcing Jagan to wait and simmer — which made his outbursts feel more real.
- During the shoot of Savaale Samaali (2015), Bhaskar and Jagan shared a room in a small lodge near the set. Jagan later said Bhaskar would wake him up at 5 AM every day to practice lines, even if they had no scenes together that day.
- Jagan once said in an interview: 'Bhaskar sir doesn't act. He just stands there and lets the camera find the truth. I had to learn to stop acting around him.'
- Their father-son dynamic in Karuppampatti (2013) was so convincing that the director of a later TV serial specifically cast both of them again as father and son — a rare repeat pairing that directly copied their on-screen bond from that film.
3 films across 1 decade
- Karuppampatti
- Savaale Samaali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
After Savaale Samaali, M. S. Bhaskar kept going for 75 more films; Jagan stepped back. By the time of Karuppampatti, both already had careers — M. S. Bhaskar with 35 films, Jagan with 16.
Before Karuppampatti, M. S. Bhaskar had starred in 35 films, including Mozhi (2007) and Deiva Thirumagal (2011).
After Savaale Samaali, M. S. Bhaskar went on to appear in 75 more films, including Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru (2017) and Taanakkaran (2022).
Before Karuppampatti, Jagan had starred in 16 films, including Satham Podathey (2007) and Ayan (2009).
After Savaale Samaali, Jagan went on to appear in 15 more films, including Poikkal Kudhirai (2022) and Kavan (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Bhaskar & Jagan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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