Geetha & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Geetha and Ilayaraja appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 1978 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Garjanai (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Bairavi (1978) through Kizhakkum Merkkum (1998).
The Geetha & Ilayaraja partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Bairavi (1978) to Kizhakkum Merkkum (1998). The work is uneven: Garjanai (7.5) at one end, Thayamma (1.0) at the other.
Garjanai is the one most viewers reach for. The spanned closed with Kizhakkum Merkkum in 1998.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Bairavi; the 1990s to Thalapathi. Geetha acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
10 films across 3 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s brought 3 films together, anchored by Garjanai (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 6 films, averaging 3.6/10.
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- Garjanai
- Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu
- Thalapathi
- Dharma Seelan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 20 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
45% of Geetha's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Kizhakkum Merkkum, Ilayaraja kept going for 66 more films; Geetha stepped back.
Bairavi was Geetha's acting debut.
After Kizhakkum Merkkum, Geetha went on to appear in 12 more films, including Johnny (2003) and Santosh Subramaniam (2008).
Bairavi was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Kizhakkum Merkkum, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 66 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Geetha & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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