Ilayaraja & Meesai Murugesan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Meesai Murugesan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1985 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (1988 — 5.5/10). Films span Aan Paavam (1985) through Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (1988).
The Ilayaraja & Meesai Murugesan partnership
From Aan Paavam (1985) to Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (1988). The played out closed with Unnal Mudiyum Thambi in 1988. It started with Aan Paavam (1985).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; Meesai Murugesan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
- Aan Paavam
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
43% of Meesai Murugesan's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Unnal Mudiyum Thambi, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Meesai Murugesan stepped back.
Aan Paavam was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Unnal Mudiyum Thambi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Aan Paavam was Meesai Murugesan's acting debut.
After Unnal Mudiyum Thambi, Meesai Murugesan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Pudhalvan (1997) and Poove Unakkaga (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Meesai Murugesan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Janagaraj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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