Ilayaraja & Kuladeivam Rajagopal Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Kuladeivam Rajagopal appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1988 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was Veedu (1988 — 8.4/10). Films span Veedu (1988) through Maamiyar Veedu (1993).
The Ilayaraja & Kuladeivam Rajagopal partnership
From Veedu (1988) to Maamiyar Veedu (1993). Veedu is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Maamiyar Veedu in 1993.
It started with Veedu (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Veedu; the 1990s to Maamiyar Veedu. Ilayaraja scored every film; Kuladeivam Rajagopal acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 1 film together, anchored by Veedu (8.4/10).
The 1990s brought 1 film together, anchored by Maamiyar Veedu (7.0/10).
- Veedu
- Maamiyar Veedu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Maamiyar Veedu, Ilayaraja kept going for 143 more films; Kuladeivam Rajagopal stepped back.
Veedu was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Maamiyar Veedu, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 143 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Veedu, Kuladeivam Rajagopal had starred in 2 films, including Kalathur Kannamma (1960) and Oomai Nenjangal (1984).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Kuladeivam Rajagopal's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anand Babu is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
