Ilayaraja & Ranjith Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Ranjith appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1990 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kavithai Paadum Alaigal (1990 — 1.0/10). Films span Kavithai Paadum Alaigal (1990) through Aandan Adimai (2001).
The Ilayaraja & Ranjith partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Desiya Geetham (1998). They didn't share a set between 1990 and 1998. From Kavithai Paadum Alaigal (1990) to Aandan Adimai (2001).
The played out closed with Aandan Adimai in 2001. It started with Kavithai Paadum Alaigal (1990).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kavithai Paadum Alaigal; the 2000s to Aandan Adimai. Ilayaraja scored every film; Ranjith acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 1.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
- Kavithai Paadum Alaigal
- Desiya Geetham0
- Aandan Adimai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Aandan Adimai, Ilayaraja kept going for 38 more films; Ranjith stepped back.
Kavithai Paadum Alaigal was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Aandan Adimai, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 38 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Kavithai Paadum Alaigal was Ranjith's acting debut.
After Aandan Adimai, Ranjith went on to appear in 14 more films, including Thirumagan (2007) and Gowravargal (2010).
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