Ilayaraja & Elango Kumaravel Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Elango Kumaravel appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2002 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Un Samayal Arayil (2014 — 6.3/10). Films span Azhagi (2002) through Jothi (2022).
The Ilayaraja & Elango Kumaravel partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Un Samayal Arayil (2014). They didn't share a set between 2002 and 2014. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Azhagi (2002) to Jothi (2022). It started with Azhagi (2002).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Azhagi; the 2020s to Jothi. Ilayaraja scored every film; Elango Kumaravel acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
- Azhagi
- Un Samayal Arayil
- Jothi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 20 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 262 films behind them; Elango Kumaravel had 0.
Before Azhagi, Ilayaraja had starred in 262 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Kakkai Siraginilae (2000).
Azhagi was Elango Kumaravel's acting debut.
After Jothi, Elango Kumaravel went on to appear in 9 more films, including Blue Star (2024) and Tourist Family (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Elango Kumaravel's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Ilayaraja & Elango Kumaravel's films together
