Kaveri & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kaveri and Ilayaraja appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1994 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kannukkul Nilavu (2000 — 5.8/10). Films span Sethupathi IPS (1994) through Kasi (2001).
The Kaveri & Ilayaraja partnership
From Sethupathi IPS (1994) to Kasi (2001). The played out closed with Kasi in 2001. It started with Sethupathi IPS (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Sethupathi IPS; the 2000s to Kannukkul Nilavu. Kaveri acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Sethupathi IPS
- Kannukkul Nilavu
- Kasi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 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, Kaveri had 3 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 157. After Kasi, Ilayaraja kept going for 38 more films; Kaveri stepped back.
Before Sethupathi IPS, Kaveri had starred in 3 films, including Nallathey Nadakkum (1993) and Pokkiri Thambi (1992).
After Kasi, Kaveri went on to appear in 12 more films, including Dongodu (2003) and Kabaddi Kabaddi (2003).
Before Sethupathi IPS, Ilayaraja had starred in 157 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Athma (1993).
After Kasi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 38 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kaveri & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charle is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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