Ilayaraja & Poornam Vishwanathan Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Poornam Vishwanathan appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1987 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ore Oru Gramathiley (1987 — 6.0/10). Films span Ore Oru Gramathiley (1987) through Mahanadi (1994).
The Ilayaraja & Poornam Vishwanathan partnership
Between 1987 and 1994, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 7 years. For 7 years, a Ilayaraja–Poornam film arrived almost every year. From Ore Oru Gramathiley (1987) to Mahanadi (1994).
The ran closed with Mahanadi in 1994. It started with Ore Oru Gramathiley (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Ore Oru Gramathiley; the 1990s to Mahanadi. Ilayaraja scored every film; Poornam Vishwanathan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.2/10.
- Ore Oru Gramathiley
- Varusham Padhinaaru
- Mahanadi
- Keladi Kanmani
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Poornam Vishwanathan's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Mahanadi, Ilayaraja kept going for 118 more films; Poornam Vishwanathan stepped back.
Ore Oru Gramathiley was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Mahanadi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 118 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Ore Oru Gramathiley, Poornam Vishwanathan had starred in 4 films, including Marumagal (1986) and Vidhi (1984).
After Mahanadi, Poornam Vishwanathan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Aasai (1995) and Thamizhan (2002).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Poornam Vishwanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Poornam Viswanathan is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 6 films. Poornam Viswanathan appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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