Manjula Vijayakumar & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manjula Vijayakumar and Ilayaraja appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 1978 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Bala Nagamma (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Allidharbar (1978) through Sakthivel (1994).
The Manjula Vijayakumar & Ilayaraja partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. After 9 years apart, they came back together for Vetri Karangal (1991). They didn't share a set between 1982 and 1991.
From Allidharbar (1978) to Sakthivel (1994). Vetri Karangal (1991, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Kuppathu Raja; the 1990s to Vetri Karangal. Manjula Vijayakumar acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them.
8 films across 3 decades
The 1970s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.8/10.
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Bala Nagamma (7.5/10).
The 1990s brought 4 films together, anchored by Vetri Karangal (7.5/10).
- Kuppathu Raja
- Allidharbar0
- Bala Nagamma
- Nenjangal
- Vetri Karangal
- Chanti
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Sakthivel, Ilayaraja kept going for 118 more films; Manjula Vijayakumar stepped back.
Before Allidharbar, Manjula Vijayakumar had starred in 22 films, including Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973) and Rickshawkaran (1971).
After Sakthivel, Manjula Vijayakumar went on to appear in 5 more films, including Suriya Paarvai (1999) and Vasu (2002).
Allidharbar was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Sakthivel, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 118 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manjula Vijayakumar & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vijayakumar is the through-line — cast on 6 of their 8 films. Vijayakumar appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead.
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