Ilayaraja & Jayanan Vincent Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Jayanan Vincent appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1985 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Udan Pirappu (1993 — 6.8/10). Films span Nalla Thambi (1985) through Om Shanti (2010).
The Ilayaraja & Jayanan Vincent partnership
After 17 years apart, they came back together for Om Shanti (2010). They didn't share a set between 1993 and 2010. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
The work is uneven: Udan Pirappu (6.8) at one end, Nalla Thambi (1.0) at the other. From Nalla Thambi (1985) to Om Shanti (2010).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Nalla Thambi; the 2010s to Om Shanti. Ilayaraja scored every film; Jayanan Vincent directed all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 1.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Nalla Thambi
- Udan Pirappu
- Kalaignan
- Om Shanti
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 25 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
45% of Ilayaraja's screen credits are with Jayanan Vincent.
Nalla Thambi was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Om Shanti, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 6 more films, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018) and Shamitabh (2015).
Before Nalla Thambi, Jayanan Vincent had starred in 1 film, including Karishmaa (1984).
After Om Shanti, Jayanan Vincent went on to appear in 3 more films, including Gabbar Singh (2012) and Gopala Gopala (2015).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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