Ilayaraja & Motherland Pictures Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Motherland Pictures appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1982 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982 — 7.5/10). Films span Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982) through Udaya Geetham (1985).
The Ilayaraja & Motherland Pictures partnership
Between 1982 and 1985, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 3 years. From Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982) to Udaya Geetham (1985). Payanangal Mudivathillai is the one most viewers reach for.
The spanned closed with Udaya Geetham in 1985. It started with Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; Motherland Pictures produced all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Payanangal Mudivathillai
- Udaya Geetham
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
71% of Motherland Pictures's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Udaya Geetham, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Motherland Pictures stepped back.
Payanangal Mudivathillai was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Udaya Geetham, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Payanangal Mudivathillai was Motherland Pictures's acting debut.
After Udaya Geetham, Motherland Pictures went on to appear in 2 more films, including Mannukkul Vairam (1986) and Uzhaithu Vazhavendum (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Motherland Pictures's professional partnership
