Ilayaraja & Prameela Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Prameela appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1979 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aalappirandhavan (1987 — 6.8/10). Films span Kavarimaan (1979) through Aalappirandhavan (1987).
The Ilayaraja & Prameela partnership
From Kavarimaan (1979) to Aalappirandhavan (1987). The played out closed with Aalappirandhavan in 1987. It started with Kavarimaan (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Kavarimaan; the 1980s to Aalappirandhavan. Ilayaraja scored every film; Prameela acted in 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, averaging 6.7/10.
- Kavarimaan0
- Aalappirandhavan
- Soorakottai Singakutti
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Aalappirandhavan, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Prameela stepped back.
Kavarimaan was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Aalappirandhavan, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Kavarimaan, Prameela had starred in 13 films, including Arangetram (1973) and Sadhurangam (1978).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Prameela's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Silk Smitha is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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