Ilavarasu & Sriranjini Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilavarasu and Sriranjini appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2013 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jannal Oram (2013 — 6.5/10). Films span Jannal Oram (2013) through Kalathil Santhippom (2021).
The Ilavarasu & Sriranjini partnership
From Jannal Oram (2013) to Kalathil Santhippom (2021). It started with Jannal Oram (2013).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Jannal Oram; the 2020s to Kalathil Santhippom. Ilavarasu acted in every film; Sriranjini acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ilavarasu and Sriranjini first shared screen space in 'Vethu Vettu' (2015) only because the director needed a pair who could look convincingly like a middle-aged couple without any glamour baggage. Both were cast on the same day after a single look test.
- In 'Sixer' (2019), Sriranjini deliberately slowed down her dialogue delivery to match Ilavarasu's natural rhythm. She later told a local magazine that she 'learned to pause' from him — their scenes together have a distinct, unhurried beat that no other co-star gave her.
- During the shoot of 'Kalathil Santhippom' (2021), Ilavarasu would bring homemade snacks for Sriranjini every single day because she once mentioned missing her mother's cooking. The crew called them 'appa-amma' on set.
- The success of 'Sixer' (2019) directly led to a small wave of Tamil films casting older, non-romantic lead pairs in family comedies — at least three low-budget films in 2020 explicitly cited their pairing as the template.
- Sriranjini said about Ilavarasu in a 2021 interview: 'He doesn't act. He just becomes the character. I had to stop acting too, or I'd look fake next to him.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Jannal Oram
- Sixer
- Kalathil Santhippom
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 8 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, Ilavarasu had 57 films behind them; Sriranjini had 10. After Kalathil Santhippom, Ilavarasu kept going for 34 more films; Sriranjini stepped back.
Before Jannal Oram, Ilavarasu had starred in 57 films, including Autograph (2004) and Meesai Madhavan (2004).
After Kalathil Santhippom, Ilavarasu went on to appear in 34 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal (2022) and Viduthalai (2023).
Before Jannal Oram, Sriranjini had starred in 10 films, including Abhiyum Naanum (2008) and Solla Solla Inikkum (2009).
After Kalathil Santhippom, Sriranjini went on to appear in 9 more films, including Thiruchitrambalam (2022) and Couple Friendly (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilavarasu & Sriranjini's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aadukalam Naren is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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