Ilayaraja & Charuchitra Films Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Charuchitra Films appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1981 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Bala Nagamma (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Meendum Kokila (1981) through Ketti Melam (1985).
The Ilayaraja & Charuchitra Films partnership
Between 1981 and 1985, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Ilayaraja–Charuchitra film arrived almost every year. From Meendum Kokila (1981) to Ketti Melam (1985).
The spanned closed with Ketti Melam in 1985. Bala Nagamma is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; Charuchitra Films produced all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Bala Nagamma
- Meendum Kokila
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
100% of Charuchitra Films's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Ketti Melam, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Charuchitra Films stepped back.
Meendum Kokila was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Ketti Melam, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Meendum Kokila was Charuchitra Films's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Charuchitra Films's professional partnership
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