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2 films·2015–2016·Top Music Composer: Meet Bros Anjjan (1 films)·Top co-star: Abhinaya (1 films)

Ilayaraja & R. Balki Movies Together List — 2 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

Ilayaraja and R. Balki appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2015 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Shamitabh (2015 — 6.6/10). Films span Shamitabh (2015) through KI & KA (2016).

2
Films Together
6.1
Average Rating
2015 - 2016
Career Span
Hindi
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

The Ilayaraja & R. Balki partnership

From Shamitabh (2015) to KI & KA (2016). It started with Shamitabh (2015).

The shape of the work

Ilayaraja scored every film; R. Balki directed all of them.

2 films across 1 decade

2010s
Films2
Avg Rating6.1/10
Notable:
  • Shamitabh(6.6)
  • KI & KA(5.6)
Era:
Ilayaraja: ActiveR.: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration20152016
Span1 years
Avg Interval~1 years

2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Hindi
2 films (100%)

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

Where each was in their career

33% of R. Balki's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. When they first worked together, Ilayaraja had 296 films behind them; R. Balki had 2.

Ilayaraja

Before Shamitabh, Ilayaraja had starred in 296 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Nadigan (1990).

After KI & KA, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 1 more film, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).

R. Balki

Before Shamitabh, R. Balki had directed 2 films, including Paa (2009) and Cheeni Kum (2007).

After KI & KA, R. Balki went on to direct 2 more films, including Ghoomer (2023) and Chup (2022).

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