Sridevi & Jaishankar Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sridevi and Jaishankar appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1977 and 1982. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vazhvey Maayam (1982 — 7.5/10). Films span Gaayathri (1977) through Thanikattu Raja (1982).
The Sridevi & Jaishankar partnership
Between 1977 and 1982, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 5 years. For 5 years, a Sridevi–Jaishankar film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Vazhvey Maayam (7.5/10) came 5 years in.
From Gaayathri (1977) to Thanikattu Raja (1982). Vazhvey Maayam is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Gaayathri; the 1980s to Vazhvey Maayam. Sridevi acted in every film; Jaishankar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sridevi was just 14 when she first starred opposite Jaishankar in Gaayathri (1977). He was 39. The age gap was so wide that the director had to shoot them carefully to avoid making it look awkward on screen.
- Jaishankar was known for his stoic, macho roles, but Sridevi’s playful energy in Ithu Eppadi Irukku (1978) forced him to loosen up. He later admitted she made him smile on camera for the first time in years.
- Their film Mudisooda Mannan (1978) was a massive hit and directly led to Jaishankar being cast as the male lead in Sridevi’s next big project — the film that cemented her as a Tamil star. Without that pairing, her trajectory might have looked very different.
- On the sets of Vazhvey Maayam (1982), Sridevi would call Jaishankar 'uncle' off-camera. He was reportedly protective of her, often stepping in when crew members tried to push her into late-night shoots.
- Jaishankar once told a magazine: 'She was a child when we started, but she taught me how to act with my eyes. I was just a bodybuilder with dialogue.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 3 films.
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Vazhvey Maayam (7.5/10).
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- Ithu Eppadi Irukku0
- Vazhvey Maayam
- Thanikattu Raja
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 5 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, Sridevi had 4 films behind them; Jaishankar had 123.
Before Gaayathri, Sridevi had starred in 4 films, including Moondru Mudichu (1976) and Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha (1972).
After Thanikattu Raja, Sridevi went on to appear in 68 more films, including English Vinglish (2012) and Mom (2017).
Before Gaayathri, Jaishankar had starred in 123 films, including Apoorva Raagangal (1975) and Pattanathil Bhootham (1967).
After Thanikattu Raja, Jaishankar went on to appear in 66 more films, including Vilangu (1987) and Apoorva Sahodarigal (1983).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sridevi & Jaishankar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 4 of their 5 films. Ilayaraja scored 4 of them.
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