Ilayaraja & Vela Ramamoorthy Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Vela Ramamoorthy appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2016 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Appa (2016 — 7.1/10). Films span Appa (2016) through Marutha (2022).
The Ilayaraja & Vela Ramamoorthy partnership
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Appa (7.1/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Appa
- Marutha
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ilayaraja had 298 films behind them; Vela Ramamoorthy had 3. After Marutha, Vela Ramamoorthy kept going for 16 more films; Ilayaraja stepped back.
Before Appa, Ilayaraja had starred in 298 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Nadigan (1990).
Before Appa, Vela Ramamoorthy had starred in 3 films, including Madha Yaanai Koottam (2013) and Komban (2015).
After Marutha, Vela Ramamoorthy went on to appear in 16 more films, including 800 (2023) and The Road (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Vela Ramamoorthy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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