Ilayaraja & R. S. Shivaji Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and R. S. Shivaji appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1993 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Magalir Mattum (1994 — 5.5/10). Films span Kalaignan (1993) through Vietnam Colony (1994).
The Ilayaraja & R. S. Shivaji partnership
From Kalaignan (1993) to Vietnam Colony (1994). The played out closed with Vietnam Colony in 1994. It started with Kalaignan (1993).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; R. S. Shivaji acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Magalir Mattum
- Kalaignan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 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 118 films behind them; R. S. Shivaji had 0. After Vietnam Colony, Ilayaraja kept going for 118 more films; R. S. Shivaji stepped back.
Before Kalaignan, Ilayaraja had starred in 118 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Vanna Vanna Pookkal (1992).
After Vietnam Colony, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 118 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Kalaignan was R. S. Shivaji's acting debut.
After Vietnam Colony, R. S. Shivaji went on to appear in 17 more films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Gargi (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & R. S. Shivaji's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Nassar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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