Jayakumari Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together
Jayakumari's collaborators
From 1970 (with Sivaji Ganesan) to 1976 (with Nagesh). Nagesh averages 7.5/10 across 3 films with Jayakumari — the highest-rated active pairing.
4 different collaborators have shared three or more films with Jayakumari — a deep bench of returning faces.
As of June 2026.
Collaborator network
Top 8 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.
Strongest pairings
4 of the five strongest pairings are on-screen partners — the inner circle skews toward on-screen partners more than co-stars.
Top pairings compared
Nagesh leads on count, rating, and recency — the strongest pairing on every metric the table tracks.
| Metric | Nagesh | Sivaji Ganesan | Major Sundarrajan | M. S. Viswanathan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Films together | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Avg rating | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| First | 1971 | 1970 | 1970 | 1970 |
| Latest | 1976 | 1976 | 1976 | 1976 |
| Best film | Nootrukku Nooru | Gauravam | Gauravam | Gauravam |
Top Co-Actors of Jayakumari
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Music Directors Who Worked with Jayakumari
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Most acclaimed pairings
5 pairings cluster above 7.5/10 — Nagesh, Sivaji Ganesan, and Major Sundarrajan sit at the top of a high bar nothing else in the catalogue reaches.