Nandita Das & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nandita Das and Ilayaraja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2002 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vishwa Thulasi (2004 — 5.5/10). Films span Azhagi (2002) through Vishwa Thulasi (2004).
The Nandita Das & Ilayaraja partnership
From Azhagi (2002) to Vishwa Thulasi (2004). The ran closed with Vishwa Thulasi in 2004. It started with Azhagi (2002).
The shape of the work
Nandita Das acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Vishwa Thulasi
- Azhagi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 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, Nandita Das had 6 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 262. After Vishwa Thulasi, Ilayaraja kept going for 26 more films; Nandita Das stepped back.
Before Azhagi, Nandita Das had starred in 6 films, including Bawandar (2000) and 1947 Earth (1998).
After Vishwa Thulasi, Nandita Das went on to appear in 5 more films, including Neerparavai (2012) and Viraata Parvam (2022).
Before Azhagi, Ilayaraja had starred in 262 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Kakkai Siraginilae (2000).
After Vishwa Thulasi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 26 more films, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018) and Naan Kadavul (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nandita Das & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Delhi Ganesh is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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