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5 Films Together
5 films·1997–2023·Top co-star: Delhi Ganesh (2 films)

Aadukalam Naren & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 5 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

Aadukalam Naren and Ilayaraja appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1997 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raman Abdullah (1997 — 6.5/10). Films span Raman Abdullah (1997) through Are You Ok Baby? (2023).

5
Films Together
6.1
Average Rating
1997 - 2023
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active
Long-Term Partnership

The Aadukalam Naren & Ilayaraja partnership

After 11 years apart, they came back together for Megha (2014). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2014. Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema.

From Raman Abdullah (1997) to Are You Ok Baby? (2023). Their most recent film, Are You Ok Baby?, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.

The shape of the work

The 1990s belonged to Raman Abdullah; the 2020s to Are You Ok Baby?. Aadukalam Naren acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

5 films across 4 decades

The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.

The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.

The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.

The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.0/10.

1990s
Films1
Avg Rating6.5/10
Notable:
  • Raman Abdullah(6.5)
Era:
Aadukalam: ActiveIlayaraja: Active
2000s
Films1
Avg Rating6.5/10
Notable:
  • Julie Ganapathi(6.5)
Era:
Aadukalam: ActiveIlayaraja: Active
2010s
Films1
Avg Rating5.5/10
Notable:
  • Megha(5.5)
Era:
Aadukalam: ActiveIlayaraja: Active
2020s
Films2
Avg Rating6.0/10
Notable:
  • Are You Ok Baby?(6)
  • Psycho(5.9)
Era:
Aadukalam: ActiveIlayaraja: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration19972023
Span26 years
Avg Interval~7 years

5 films across 26 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
5 films (100%)

Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.

Where each was in their career

When they first worked together, Aadukalam Naren had 0 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 212. After Are You Ok Baby?, Aadukalam Naren kept going for 22 more films; Ilayaraja stepped back.

Aadukalam Naren

Raman Abdullah was Aadukalam Naren's acting debut.

After Are You Ok Baby?, Aadukalam Naren went on to appear in 22 more films, including Tenant (2024) and Mayan (2024).

Ilayaraja

Before Raman Abdullah, Ilayaraja had starred in 212 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Chinna Vathiyar (1995).

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