Sarath Kumar & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sarath Kumar and Ilayaraja appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 1990 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was En Kitta Mothathey (1990 — 7.5/10). Films span En Kitta Mothathey (1990) through Rajasthan (1999).
The Sarath Kumar & Ilayaraja partnership
1990 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From En Kitta Mothathey (1990) to Rajasthan (1999). For 9 years, a Sarath–Ilayaraja film arrived almost every year.
The spanned closed with Rajasthan in 1999. En Kitta Mothathey is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Sarath Kumar acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
10 films across 1 decade
- En Kitta Mothathey
- Vetri Padigal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before En Kitta Mothathey, Sarath Kumar had starred in 1 film, including Kan Simittum Neram (1988).
After Rajasthan, Sarath Kumar went on to appear in 59 more films, including Peranbu (2019) and Por Thozhil (2023).
En Kitta Mothathey was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Rajasthan, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 53 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sarath Kumar & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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