Ilayaraja & Y. Vijaya Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Y. Vijaya appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1983 and 1989. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mann Vasanai (1983 — 7.8/10). Films span Mann Vasanai (1983) through Rajadhi Raja (1989).
The Ilayaraja & Y. Vijaya partnership
Between 1983 and 1989, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Ilayaraja–Y. film arrived almost every year. From Mann Vasanai (1983) to Rajadhi Raja (1989).
Muthal Vasantham (1986, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Mann Vasanai is the one most viewers reach for.
6 films across 1 decade
- Mann Vasanai
- Nooravathu Naal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Rajadhi Raja, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Y. Vijaya stepped back.
Mann Vasanai was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Rajadhi Raja, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Mann Vasanai, Y. Vijaya had starred in 7 films, including Moondru Mudichu (1976) and Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977).
After Rajadhi Raja, Y. Vijaya went on to appear in 11 more films, including Subhakankshalu (1997) and Nippu Ravva (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Y. Vijaya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Janagaraj is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Janagaraj appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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