Ilayaraja & Jyothi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Jyothi appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1982 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Puthukavithai (1982 — 7.5/10). Films span Puthukavithai (1982) through Mudivalla Arambam (1984).
The Ilayaraja & Jyothi partnership
From Puthukavithai (1982) to Mudivalla Arambam (1984). Puthukavithai is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Mudivalla Arambam in 1984.
It started with Puthukavithai (1982).
2 films across 1 decade
- Puthukavithai
- Mudivalla Arambam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Mudivalla Arambam, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Jyothi stepped back.
Puthukavithai was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Mudivalla Arambam, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Puthukavithai, Jyothi had starred in 1 film, including Rail Payanangalil (1981).
After Mudivalla Arambam, Jyothi went on to appear in 6 more films, including Kanchanamala Cable TV (2005) and Padmashri (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Jyothi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Raghuvaran is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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