Ilayaraja & Manoj Creation Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Manoj Creation appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1979 and 1982. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nizhalgal (1980 — 8.5/10). Films span Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979) through Kaadhal Oviyam (1982).
The Ilayaraja & Manoj Creation partnership
From Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979) to Kaadhal Oviyam (1982). Nizhalgal is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Kaadhal Oviyam in 1982.
It started with Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Puthiya Vaarpugal; the 1980s to Nizhalgal. Ilayaraja scored every film; Manoj Creation produced all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Puthiya Vaarpugal (7.5/10).
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Nizhalgal (8.5/10).
- Puthiya Vaarpugal
- Nizhalgal
- Kaadhal Oviyam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kaadhal Oviyam, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Manoj Creation stepped back.
Puthiya Vaarpugal was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Kaadhal Oviyam, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Puthiya Vaarpugal was Manoj Creation's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Manoj Creation's professional partnership
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