Ilayaraja & Somayajulu J.V. Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-20 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Somayajulu J.V. appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1984 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Neengal Kettavai (1984 — 4.0/10). Films span Neengal Kettavai (1984) through Sri Raghavendra (1985).
The Ilayaraja & Somayajulu J.V. partnership
From Neengal Kettavai (1984) to Sri Raghavendra (1985). The ran closed with Sri Raghavendra in 1985. It started with Neengal Kettavai (1984).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; Somayajulu J.V. acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Neengal Kettavai
- Sri Raghavendra
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 Sri Raghavendra, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Somayajulu J.V. stepped back.
Neengal Kettavai was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Sri Raghavendra, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Neengal Kettavai was Somayajulu J.V.'s acting debut.
After Sri Raghavendra, Somayajulu J.V. went on to appear in 6 more films, including Kalyana Ramudu (2003) and Aditya 369 (1991).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Somayajulu J.V.'s professional partnership
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