Ilayaraja & C. L. Anandan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and C. L. Anandan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1983 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Adutha Varisu (1983 — 6.5/10). Films span Adutha Varisu (1983) through Andha Oru Nimidam (1985).
The Ilayaraja & C. L. Anandan partnership
From Adutha Varisu (1983) to Andha Oru Nimidam (1985). The ran closed with Andha Oru Nimidam in 1985. It started with Adutha Varisu (1983).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; C. L. Anandan acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Adutha Varisu
- Andha Oru Nimidam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Andha Oru Nimidam, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; C. L. Anandan stepped back.
Adutha Varisu was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Andha Oru Nimidam, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Adutha Varisu, C. L. Anandan had starred in 6 films, including Bommai (1964) and Kubera Theevu (1963).
After Andha Oru Nimidam, C. L. Anandan went on to appear in 1 more film, including Thaimel Aanai (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & C. L. Anandan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Cho is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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