Ilayaraja & Vanitha Krishnachandran Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Vanitha Krishnachandran appeared together in 9 Tamil films between 1981 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kazhugu (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Kazhugu (1981) through Raja Rishi (1985).
The Ilayaraja & Vanitha Krishnachandran partnership
Between 1981 and 1985, they barely worked apart — 9 films in 4 years. 1982 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 4 years, a Ilayaraja–Vanitha film arrived almost every year.
Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.5 and 7.5. From Kazhugu (1981) to Raja Rishi (1985).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; Vanitha Krishnachandran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
9 films across 1 decade
- Kazhugu
- Nandu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 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
50% of Vanitha Krishnachandran's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Raja Rishi, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Vanitha Krishnachandran stepped back.
Kazhugu was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Raja Rishi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Kazhugu was Vanitha Krishnachandran's acting debut.
After Raja Rishi, Vanitha Krishnachandran went on to appear in 9 more films, including Parijatham (2006) and Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Vanitha Krishnachandran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Thengai Srinivasan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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