Viji Chandrasekhar & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Viji Chandrasekhar and Ilayaraja appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1994 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Priyanka (1994 — 6.8/10). Films span Priyanka (1994) through Marutha (2022).
The Viji Chandrasekhar & Ilayaraja partnership
After 23 years apart, they came back together for Muthuramalingam (2017). They didn't share a set between 1994 and 2017. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Priyanka (1994) to Marutha (2022). It started with Priyanka (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Priyanka; the 2020s to Marutha. Viji Chandrasekhar acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Priyanka
- Muthuramalingam
- Marutha
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 28 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, Viji Chandrasekhar had 2 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 157.
Before Priyanka, Viji Chandrasekhar had starred in 2 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Thillu Mullu (1981).
After Marutha, Viji Chandrasekhar went on to appear in 8 more films, including Maaman (2025) and DNA (2025).
Before Priyanka, Ilayaraja had starred in 157 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Athma (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Viji Chandrasekhar & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Prabhu is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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