Ilayaraja & T. Siva Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and T. Siva appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1989 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sami Potta Mudichu (1991 — 7.5/10). Films span Paattukku Oru Thalaivan (1989) through Raasaiyya (1995).
The Ilayaraja & T. Siva partnership
Between 1989 and 1995, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Ilayaraja–T. film arrived almost every year. The work is uneven: Sami Potta Mudichu (7.5) at one end, Deiva Vaakku (2.5) at the other.
From Paattukku Oru Thalaivan (1989) to Raasaiyya (1995). The spanned closed with Raasaiyya in 1995.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Paattukku Oru Thalaivan; the 1990s to Sami Potta Mudichu. Ilayaraja scored every film; T. Siva produced all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s brought 4 films together, anchored by Sami Potta Mudichu (7.5/10).
- Paattukku Oru Thalaivan0
- Sami Potta Mudichu
- Nandhavana Theru
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
After Raasaiyya, Ilayaraja kept going for 95 more films; T. Siva stepped back.
Paattukku Oru Thalaivan was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Raasaiyya, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 95 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Paattukku Oru Thalaivan was T. Siva's acting debut.
After Raasaiyya, T. Siva went on to appear in 14 more films, including 8 Thottakkal (2017) and Saroja (2008).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & T. Siva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vadivelu is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Vadivelu appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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