Ilayaraja & Unni Mary Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Unni Mary appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1980 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mundhanai Mudichu (1983 — 8.4/10). Films span Ullasa Paravaigal (1980) through Mundhanai Mudichu (1983).
The Ilayaraja & Unni Mary partnership
Between 1980 and 1983, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 3 years. 1980 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From Ullasa Paravaigal (1980) to Mundhanai Mudichu (1983).
Johnny (1980, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. The spanned closed with Mundhanai Mudichu in 1983.
5 films across 1 decade
- Mundhanai Mudichu
- Johnny
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
83% of Unni Mary's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Mundhanai Mudichu, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Unni Mary stepped back.
Ullasa Paravaigal was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Mundhanai Mudichu, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Ullasa Paravaigal, Unni Mary had starred in 1 film, including Andharangam (1975).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Unni Mary's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deepa is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Deepa appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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