Ilayaraja & Jayasree Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Jayasree appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1985 and 1986. Their highest-rated collaboration was Manidhanin Marupakkam (1986 — 7.5/10). Films span Thendrale Ennai Thodu (1985) through Manidhanin Marupakkam (1986).
The Ilayaraja & Jayasree partnership
From Thendrale Ennai Thodu (1985) to Manidhanin Marupakkam (1986). Manidhanin Marupakkam is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Manidhanin Marupakkam in 1986.
It started with Thendrale Ennai Thodu (1985).
2 films across 1 decade
- Manidhanin Marupakkam
- Thendrale Ennai Thodu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Manidhanin Marupakkam, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Jayasree stepped back.
Thendrale Ennai Thodu was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Manidhanin Marupakkam, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Thendrale Ennai Thodu, Jayasree had starred in 2 films, including Raga Bandhangal (1982) and Yarukku Yar Kaaval (1979).
After Manidhanin Marupakkam, Jayasree went on to appear in 4 more films, including Manal Kayiru 2 (2016) and Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi (1987).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Jayasree's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ganthimathi is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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