Suresh Krishna & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suresh Krishna and Ilayaraja appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1988 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Veera (1994 — 6.5/10). Films span Sathya (1988) through Veera (1994).
The Suresh Krishna & Ilayaraja partnership
From Sathya (1988) to Veera (1994). The played out closed with Veera in 1994. It started with Sathya (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Sathya; the 1990s to Veera. Suresh Krishna directed every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.3/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Sathya
- Veera
- Raja Kaiya Vacha0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Veera, Ilayaraja kept going for 118 more films; Suresh Krishna stepped back.
Sathya was Suresh Krishna's directorial debut.
After Veera, Suresh Krishna went on to direct 21 more films, including Sangamam (1999) and Raghavendra (2003).
Sathya was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Veera, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 118 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Suresh Krishna & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Janagaraj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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