Ilayaraja & R. Muthuraman Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and R. Muthuraman appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1973 and 1982. Their highest-rated collaboration was Guru (1980 — 7.5/10). Films span Petha Manam Pithu (1973) through Thai moogambikai (1982).
The Ilayaraja & R. Muthuraman partnership
They saved their best for last — Guru (7.5/10) came 7 years in. From Petha Manam Pithu (1973) to Thai moogambikai (1982). For 9 years, a Ilayaraja–R. film arrived almost every year.
Guru is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Thai moogambikai in 1982.
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 71% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Petha Manam Pithu; the 1980s to Guru. Ilayaraja scored every film; R. Muthuraman acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 5 films.
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Guru (7.5/10).
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- Kalangalil Aval Vasantham0
- Guru
- Thai moogambikai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ilayaraja had 0 films behind them; R. Muthuraman had 77. After Thai moogambikai, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; R. Muthuraman stepped back.
Petha Manam Pithu was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Thai moogambikai, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Petha Manam Pithu, R. Muthuraman had starred in 77 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & R. Muthuraman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Ilayaraja & R. Muthuraman's films together
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