Selvaah & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Selvaah and Ilayaraja appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1993 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maamiyar Veedu (1993 — 7.0/10). Films span Maamiyar Veedu (1993) through Naatupura Paattu (1996).
The Selvaah & Ilayaraja partnership
Between 1993 and 1996, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 3 years. From Maamiyar Veedu (1993) to Naatupura Paattu (1996). The unfolded closed with Naatupura Paattu in 1996.
Maamiyar Veedu is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Maamiyar Veedu (1993).
4 films across 1 decade
- Maamiyar Veedu
- Sakthivel
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 3 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, Selvaah had 4 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 118. After Naatupura Paattu, Ilayaraja kept going for 88 more films; Selvaah stepped back.
Before Maamiyar Veedu, Selvaah had starred in 4 films, including Senbaga Thottam (1992) and Kizhakku Veedhi (1992).
After Naatupura Paattu, Selvaah went on to appear in 13 more films, including Yuddham Sei (2011) and Yuddham Sei (2011).
Before Maamiyar Veedu, Ilayaraja had starred in 118 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Vanna Vanna Pookkal (1992).
After Naatupura Paattu, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 88 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Selvaah & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Charlie appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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