Ilayaraja & P. A. Art Productions Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and P. A. Art Productions appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1981 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thambikku Entha Ooru (1984 — 6.7/10). Films span Ellam Inba Mayyam (1981) through Japanil Kalyanaraman (1985).
The Ilayaraja & P. A. Art Productions partnership
Between 1981 and 1985, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Ilayaraja–P. film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Thambikku Entha Ooru (6.7/10) came 3 years in.
From Ellam Inba Mayyam (1981) to Japanil Kalyanaraman (1985). The unfolded closed with Japanil Kalyanaraman in 1985.
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; P. A. Art Productions produced all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 1 decade
- Thambikku Entha Ooru
- Japanil Kalyanaraman
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Japanil Kalyanaraman, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; P. A. Art Productions stepped back.
Ellam Inba Mayyam was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Japanil Kalyanaraman, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Ellam Inba Mayyam was P. A. Art Productions's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & P. A. Art Productions's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kamal Haasan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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