Ilayaraja & K. M. Balakrishnan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and K. M. Balakrishnan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1978 and 1979. Films span Allidharbar (1978) through Chellakili (1979).
The Ilayaraja & K. M. Balakrishnan partnership
From Allidharbar (1978) to Chellakili (1979). The ran closed with Chellakili in 1979. It started with Allidharbar (1978).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; K. M. Balakrishnan directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Allidharbar0
- Chellakili0
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 Chellakili, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; K. M. Balakrishnan stepped back.
Allidharbar was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Chellakili, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Allidharbar, K. M. Balakrishnan had directed 1 film, including Aarupushpangal (1977).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & K. M. Balakrishnan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vijayakumar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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