Ilayaraja & Appu Movies Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Appu Movies appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1984 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984 — 7.5/10). Films span Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984) through Ullam Kavarndha Kalvan (1987).
The Ilayaraja & Appu Movies partnership
From Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984) to Ullam Kavarndha Kalvan (1987). The played out closed with Ullam Kavarndha Kalvan in 1987. Vaidehi Kathirunthal is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; Appu Movies produced all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Vaidehi Kathirunthal
- Nane Raja Nane Mandhiri
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
After Ullam Kavarndha Kalvan, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Appu Movies stepped back.
Vaidehi Kathirunthal was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Ullam Kavarndha Kalvan, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Vaidehi Kathirunthal was Appu Movies's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Appu Movies's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vijayakanth is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Vijayakanth appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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