Ilayaraja & Gangai Amaran Movies Together List — 16 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Gangai Amaran appeared together in 16 Tamil films between 1982 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ooru Vittu Ooru Vandhu (1990 — 6.5/10). Films span Kozhi Koovudhu (1982) through Themmangu Pattukkaran (1997).
The Ilayaraja & Gangai Amaran partnership
1984 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 15 years, a Ilayaraja–Gangai film arrived almost every year. From Kozhi Koovudhu (1982) to Themmangu Pattukkaran (1997).
The played out closed with Themmangu Pattukkaran in 1997. It started with Kozhi Koovudhu (1982).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Karagattakaran; the 1990s to Ooru Vittu Ooru Vandhu. Ilayaraja scored every film; Gangai Amaran directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
16 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 9 films, averaging 3.3/10.
The 1990s accounted for 7 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Karagattakaran
- Enga Ooru Pattukaran
- Ooru Vittu Ooru Vandhu
- Kumbakarai Thangaiah0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
16 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
64% of Gangai Amaran's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Themmangu Pattukkaran, Ilayaraja kept going for 79 more films; Gangai Amaran stepped back.
Kozhi Koovudhu was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Themmangu Pattukkaran, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 79 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Kozhi Koovudhu, Gangai Amaran had directed 6 films, including Mouna Geethangal (1981) and Suvarilladha Chiththirangal (1979).
After Themmangu Pattukkaran, Gangai Amaran went on to direct 3 more films, including Jodi (1999) and Ragavan (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Gangai Amaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ramarajan appears alongside them in 7 films — practically a third lead.
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