Ilayaraja & N. Venkatesh Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and N. Venkatesh appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1978 and 1984. Films span Kannan Oru Kai Kuzhandhai (1978) through Thalayanai Mandhiram (1984).
The Ilayaraja & N. Venkatesh partnership
From Kannan Oru Kai Kuzhandhai (1978) to Thalayanai Mandhiram (1984). The played out closed with Thalayanai Mandhiram in 1984. It started with Kannan Oru Kai Kuzhandhai (1978).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Kannan Oru Kai Kuzhandhai; the 1980s to Ilamai Kolam. Ilayaraja scored every film; N. Venkatesh directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 2 films.
- Kannan Oru Kai Kuzhandhai0
- Ilamai Kolam0
- Thalayanai Mandhiram0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Thalayanai Mandhiram, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; N. Venkatesh stepped back.
Kannan Oru Kai Kuzhandhai was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Thalayanai Mandhiram, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Kannan Oru Kai Kuzhandhai, N. Venkatesh had directed 1 film, including Akkarai Pachai (1974).
Collaboration Journey
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