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3 Films Together
3 films·1981–1984·Top co-star: Kamal Haasan (2 films)

Ilayaraja & Swapna Movies Together List — 3 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

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

Ilayaraja and Swapna appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1981 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was 24 Mani Neram (1984 — 6.5/10). Films span Kadal Meengal (1981) through 24 Mani Neram (1984).

3
Films Together
6.5
Average Rating
1981 - 1984
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

The Ilayaraja & Swapna partnership

From Kadal Meengal (1981) to 24 Mani Neram (1984). The played out closed with 24 Mani Neram in 1984. It started with Kadal Meengal (1981).

The shape of the work

Ilayaraja scored every film; Swapna acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

3 films across 1 decade

1980s
Films3
Avg Rating6.5/10
Notable:
  • 24 Mani Neram(6.5)
  • Kadal Meengal0
Era:
Ilayaraja: ActiveSwapna: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration19811984
Span3 years
Avg Interval~2 years

3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
3 films (100%)

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

Where each was in their career

After 24 Mani Neram, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Swapna stepped back.

Ilayaraja

Kadal Meengal was Ilayaraja's acting debut.

After 24 Mani Neram, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).

Swapna

Kadal Meengal was Swapna's acting debut.

After 24 Mani Neram, Swapna went on to appear in 8 more films, including Kis Kaam Ke Yeh Rishte (1995) and Teri Meherbaniyan (1985).

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