Ilayaraja & Lalitha Kumari Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Lalitha Kumari appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1987 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Manathil Uruthi Vendum (1987 — 4.6/10). Films span Manathil Uruthi Vendum (1987) through Pulan Visaranai (1990).
The Ilayaraja & Lalitha Kumari partnership
From Manathil Uruthi Vendum (1987) to Pulan Visaranai (1990). The ran closed with Pulan Visaranai in 1990. It started with Manathil Uruthi Vendum (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Manathil Uruthi Vendum; the 1990s to Pulan Visaranai. Ilayaraja scored every film; Lalitha Kumari acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.6/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.7/10.
- Manathil Uruthi Vendum
- Pulan Visaranai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Pulan Visaranai, Ilayaraja kept going for 258 more films; Lalitha Kumari stepped back.
Manathil Uruthi Vendum was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Pulan Visaranai, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 258 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Manathil Uruthi Vendum was Lalitha Kumari's acting debut.
After Pulan Visaranai, Lalitha Kumari went on to appear in 2 more films, including Sigaram (1991) and Nadodi Mannan (1995).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Lalitha Kumari's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anandaraj is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
