Anandaraj & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 14 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anandaraj and Ilayaraja appeared together in 14 Tamil films between 1988 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pattukku Naan Adimai (1990 — 6.5/10). Films span Oruvar Vazhum Aalayam (1988) through Kummi Paattu (1999).
The Anandaraj & Ilayaraja partnership
1990 was their peak — 5 films in twelve months. For 11 years, a Anandaraj–Ilayaraja film arrived almost every year. The work is uneven: Pattukku Naan Adimai (6.5) at one end, Bharathan (1.0) at the other.
From Oruvar Vazhum Aalayam (1988) to Kummi Paattu (1999). The spanned closed with Kummi Paattu in 1999.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Rajadhi Raja; the 1990s to Pattukku Naan Adimai. Anandaraj acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them.
14 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 1990s accounted for 12 films, averaging 4.3/10.
- Rajadhi Raja
- Oruvar Vazhum Aalayam0
- Pattukku Naan Adimai
- Nandhavana Theru
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
14 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
After Kummi Paattu, Anandaraj kept going for 75 more films; Ilayaraja stepped back.
Oruvar Vazhum Aalayam was Anandaraj's acting debut.
After Kummi Paattu, Anandaraj went on to appear in 75 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Kanne Kalaimaane (2019).
Oruvar Vazhum Aalayam was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Kummi Paattu, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 53 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anandaraj & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Prabhu appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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