Ilayaraja & R. Pattabiram Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and R. Pattabiram appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1977 and 1978. Films span Gaayathri (1977) through Ithu Eppadi Irukku (1978).
The Ilayaraja & R. Pattabiram partnership
From Gaayathri (1977) to Ithu Eppadi Irukku (1978). The ran closed with Ithu Eppadi Irukku in 1978. It started with Gaayathri (1977).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; R. Pattabiram directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Gaayathri0
- Ithu Eppadi Irukku0
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 Ithu Eppadi Irukku, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; R. Pattabiram stepped back.
Gaayathri was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Ithu Eppadi Irukku, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Gaayathri was R. Pattabiram's directorial debut.
After Ithu Eppadi Irukku, R. Pattabiram went on to direct 5 more films, including Kizhakkum Merkum Sandhikkindrana (1979) and Kuzhandhaiyai Thedi (1979).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & R. Pattabiram's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jaishankar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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