Ilayaraja & Gayathri Films Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Gayathri Films appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1983 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mann Vasanai (1983 — 7.8/10). Films span Mann Vasanai (1983) through Soora Samhaaram (1988).
The Ilayaraja & Gayathri Films partnership
From Mann Vasanai (1983) to Soora Samhaaram (1988). The played out closed with Soora Samhaaram in 1988. Mann Vasanai is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Mann Vasanai (1983).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; Gayathri Films produced all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Mann Vasanai
- Vazhkai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Soora Samhaaram, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Gayathri Films stepped back.
Mann Vasanai was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Soora Samhaaram, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Mann Vasanai was Gayathri Films's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Gayathri Films's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Janagaraj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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