Ilayaraja & Menaka Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Menaka appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1981 and 1982. Films span Netri Kann (1981) through Nalanthana (1982).
The Ilayaraja & Menaka partnership
From Netri Kann (1981) to Nalanthana (1982). The ran closed with Nalanthana in 1982. It started with Netri Kann (1981).
2 films across 1 decade
- Netri Kann0
- Nalanthana0
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
33% of Menaka's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Nalanthana, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Menaka stepped back.
Netri Kann was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Nalanthana, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Netri Kann, Menaka had starred in 3 films, including Oli Pirandhadhu (1980) and Ramayi Vayasukku Vandhutta (1980).
After Nalanthana, Menaka went on to appear in 1 more film, including Kadivalam (1985).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Menaka's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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