Ilayaraja & Poornima Bhagyaraj Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Poornima Bhagyaraj appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1982 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mundhanai Mudichu (1983 — 8.4/10). Films span Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982) through Neengal Kettavai (1984).
The Ilayaraja & Poornima Bhagyaraj partnership
Between 1982 and 1984, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 2 years. 1983 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. The work is uneven: Mundhanai Mudichu (8.4) at one end, Neengal Kettavai (4.0) at the other.
From Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982) to Neengal Kettavai (1984). Antha Sila Naatkal (1983, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; Poornima Bhagyaraj acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 1 decade
- Mundhanai Mudichu
- Payanangal Mudivathillai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 2 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
32% of Poornima Bhagyaraj's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Neengal Kettavai, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Poornima Bhagyaraj stepped back.
Payanangal Mudivathillai was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Neengal Kettavai, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Payanangal Mudivathillai, Poornima Bhagyaraj had starred in 3 films, including Kilinjalgal (1981) and Dard (1981).
After Neengal Kettavai, Poornima Bhagyaraj went on to appear in 10 more films, including Raatchasi (2019) and Vaaimai (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Poornima Bhagyaraj's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Ilayaraja & Poornima Bhagyaraj's films together
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