Varalaxmi Sarathkumar & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Ilayaraja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2016 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Tharai Thappattai (2016 — 6.7/10). Films span Tharai Thappattai (2016) through Ammayi (2017).
The Varalaxmi Sarathkumar & Ilayaraja partnership
From Tharai Thappattai (2016) to Ammayi (2017). It started with Tharai Thappattai (2016).
The shape of the work
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Tharai Thappattai
- Ammayi0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 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, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar had 1 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 298. After Ammayi, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar kept going for 37 more films; Ilayaraja stepped back.
Before Tharai Thappattai, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar had starred in 1 film, including Podaa Podi (2012).
After Ammayi, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar went on to appear in 37 more films, including Hanuman (2024) and Naandhi (2021).
Before Tharai Thappattai, Ilayaraja had starred in 298 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Nadigan (1990).
After Ammayi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 1 more film, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Varalaxmi Sarathkumar & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amudhavaanan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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