Co-Stars & Directors
Jayanthi
Jayanthi Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together
Jayanthi's collaborators
Jayanthi's most frequent director is K. Balachander — 7 shared credits. K. V. Mahadevan has stayed in Jayanthi's catalogue from 1973 to 1992 — a partnership that crosses decades. From 1965 (with K. Balachander) to 1992 (with Raadhika Sarathkumar).
V. S. Raghavan averages 7.7/10 across 3 films with Jayanthi — the highest-rated active pairing.
As of July 2026.
Collaborator network
Top 12 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.
Strongest pairings
3 of the five strongest pairings are on-screen partners — the preferred set of partners skews toward on-screen partners more than co-stars.
Top pairings compared
K. Balachander leads on film count, Gemini Ganesan on average rating, K. V. Mahadevan on recency — the four pull ahead on different metrics.
| Metric | K. V. Mahadevan | K. Balachander | Nagesh | Gemini Ganesan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Films together | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Avg rating | 4.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| First | 1973 | 1965 | 1965 | 1969 |
| Latest | 1992 | 1972 | 1972 | 1973 |
| Best film | Swathi Kiranam | Iru Kodugal | Iru Kodugal | Iru Kodugal |
Top Co-Actors of Jayanthi
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Directors Who Worked with Jayanthi
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Music Directors Who Worked with Jayanthi
Multi-decade partnerships
14 pairings have endured across two-plus decades — an unusually deep bench of long-term partners.
Most acclaimed pairings
5 pairings cluster above 7.5/10 — V. S. Raghavan, Jayanti, and Sachu sit at the top of a high bar nothing else in the catalogue reaches.