Ilayaraja & C.I.D. Sakunthala Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and C.I.D. Sakunthala appeared together in 2 Tamil films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naan Vazhavaippen (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Kuppathu Raja (1979) through Naan Vazhavaippen (1979).
The Ilayaraja & C.I.D. Sakunthala partnership
From Kuppathu Raja (1979) to Naan Vazhavaippen (1979). The ran closed with Naan Vazhavaippen in 1979. Naan Vazhavaippen is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Kuppathu Raja (1979).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; C.I.D. Sakunthala acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Naan Vazhavaippen
- Kuppathu Raja
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Naan Vazhavaippen, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; C.I.D. Sakunthala stepped back.
Kuppathu Raja was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Naan Vazhavaippen, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Kuppathu Raja, C.I.D. Sakunthala had starred in 10 films, including Justice Gopinath (1978) and Vaira Nenjam (1975).
After Naan Vazhavaippen, C.I.D. Sakunthala went on to appear in 1 more film, including Vandichakkaram (1980).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & C.I.D. Sakunthala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rajinikanth is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
