Ilayaraja & Raju Sundaram Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-17 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Raju Sundaram appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1991 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poovarasan (1996 — 6.5/10). Films span Idhayam (1991) through Poovarasan (1996).
The Ilayaraja & Raju Sundaram partnership
From Idhayam (1991) to Poovarasan (1996). The ran closed with Poovarasan in 1996. It started with Idhayam (1991).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; Raju Sundaram acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Poovarasan
- Idhayam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 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 42 films behind them; Raju Sundaram had 0. After Poovarasan, Ilayaraja kept going for 88 more films; Raju Sundaram stepped back.
Before Idhayam, Ilayaraja had starred in 42 films, including Nadigan (1990) and En Kitta Mothathey (1990).
After Poovarasan, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 88 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Idhayam was Raju Sundaram's acting debut.
After Poovarasan, Raju Sundaram went on to appear in 17 more films, including Unnale Unnale (2007) and Endrendrum (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Raju Sundaram's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vijayakumar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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