Ilayaraja & Manju Bhargavi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Manju Bhargavi appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1981 and 1982. Their highest-rated collaboration was Bala Nagamma (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Bala Nagamma (1981) through Magane Magane (1982).
The Ilayaraja & Manju Bhargavi partnership
From Bala Nagamma (1981) to Magane Magane (1982). Bala Nagamma is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Magane Magane in 1982.
It started with Bala Nagamma (1981).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; Manju Bhargavi acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Bala Nagamma
- Magane Magane0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Magane Magane, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Manju Bhargavi stepped back.
Bala Nagamma was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Magane Magane, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Bala Nagamma, Manju Bhargavi had starred in 1 film, including Lok Parlok (1979).
After Magane Magane, Manju Bhargavi went on to appear in 5 more films, including Sringaram (2007) and Andaru Bagundali Andulo Nenundali (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Manju Bhargavi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
K. R. Vijaya is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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