Srikanth & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Srikanth and Ilayaraja appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 1978 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sri Rama Rajyam (2011 — 8.1/10). Films span Sakka Podu Podu Raja (1978) through Sri Rama Rajyam (2011).
The Srikanth & Ilayaraja partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Bharathi (2000). They didn't share a set between 1985 and 2000. One film towers over the rest: Sri Rama Rajyam at 8.1/10.
They saved their best for last — Sri Rama Rajyam (8.1/10) came 33 years in. Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Sattam En Kaiyil; the 2010s to Sri Rama Rajyam. Srikanth acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them.
10 films across 4 decades
The 1970s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1980s accounted for 4 films, averaging 6.6/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Sri Rama Rajyam (8.1/10).
- Sattam En Kaiyil
- Sakka Podu Podu Raja0
- Thambikku Entha Ooru
- Raja Rishi
- Manasellam
- Oru Naal Oru Kanavu
- Sri Rama Rajyam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 33 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
63% of Ilayaraja's screen credits are with Srikanth. After Sri Rama Rajyam, Srikanth kept going for 38 more films; Ilayaraja stepped back.
Before Sakka Podu Podu Raja, Srikanth had starred in 27 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Aval (1972).
After Sri Rama Rajyam, Srikanth went on to appear in 38 more films, including Blackmail (2025) and 10th Class Diaries (2022).
Sakka Podu Podu Raja was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Sri Rama Rajyam, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 6 more films, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018) and Shamitabh (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Srikanth & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nizhalgal Ravi appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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