Ilayaraja & G. N. Rangarajan Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and G. N. Rangarajan appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1979 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kalyanaraman (1979 — 7.7/10). Films span Kalyanaraman (1979) through Muthu Engal Sothu (1983).
The Ilayaraja & G. N. Rangarajan partnership
Between 1979 and 1983, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 4 years. 1981 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 4 years, a Ilayaraja–G. film arrived almost every year.
From Kalyanaraman (1979) to Muthu Engal Sothu (1983). The played out closed with Muthu Engal Sothu in 1983.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Kalyanaraman; the 1980s to Meendum Kokila. Ilayaraja scored every film; G. N. Rangarajan directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kalyanaraman (7.7/10).
The 1980s brought 6 films together, anchored by Meendum Kokila (7.3/10).
- Kalyanaraman
- Meendum Kokila
- Kadal Meengal0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
100% of G. N. Rangarajan's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Muthu Engal Sothu, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; G. N. Rangarajan stepped back.
Kalyanaraman was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Muthu Engal Sothu, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Kalyanaraman was G. N. Rangarajan's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & G. N. Rangarajan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kamal Haasan is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 7 films. Kamal Haasan appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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