Manisha Koirala & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manisha Koirala and Ilayaraja appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2005 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mumbai Express (2005 — 6.4/10). Films span Mumbai Express (2005) through Oru Melliya Kodu (2016).
The Manisha Koirala & Ilayaraja partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Oru Melliya Kodu (2016). They didn't share a set between 2005 and 2016. From Mumbai Express (2005) to Oru Melliya Kodu (2016).
It started with Mumbai Express (2005).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Mumbai Express; the 2010s to Oru Melliya Kodu. Manisha Koirala acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.4/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Mumbai Express
- Mumbai Xpress0
- Oru Melliya Kodu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Manisha Koirala had 58 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 274.
Before Mumbai Express, Manisha Koirala had starred in 58 films, including Indian (1996) and Bombay (1995).
After Oru Melliya Kodu, Manisha Koirala went on to appear in 7 more films, including Sanju (2018) and Dear Maya (2017).
Before Mumbai Express, Ilayaraja had starred in 274 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Nadigan (1990).
After Oru Melliya Kodu, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 1 more film, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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