Sathyan & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sathyan and Ilayaraja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2000 and 2001. Films span Ilayavan (2000) through Kanna Unnai Thedugiren (2001).
The Sathyan & Ilayaraja partnership
From Ilayavan (2000) to Kanna Unnai Thedugiren (2001). The ran closed with Kanna Unnai Thedugiren in 2001. It started with Ilayavan (2000).
2 films across 1 decade
- Ilayavan0
- Kanna Unnai Thedugiren0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 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, Sathyan had 0 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 247. After Kanna Unnai Thedugiren, Ilayaraja kept going for 38 more films; Sathyan stepped back.
Ilayavan was Sathyan's acting debut.
After Kanna Unnai Thedugiren, Sathyan went on to appear in 16 more films, including Raatchasi (2019) and Mersal (2017).
Before Ilayavan, Ilayaraja had starred in 247 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Mugam (1999).
After Kanna Unnai Thedugiren, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 38 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sathyan & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anju Aravind is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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