Ilayaraja & Gnana Rajasekaran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-20 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Gnana Rajasekaran appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1995 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mugam (1999 — 7.5/10). Films span Mogamull (1995) through Bharathi (2000).
The Ilayaraja & Gnana Rajasekaran partnership
From Mogamull (1995) to Bharathi (2000). Mugam is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Bharathi in 2000.
It started with Mogamull (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Mugam; the 2000s to Bharathi. Ilayaraja scored every film; Gnana Rajasekaran directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s brought 2 films together, anchored by Mugam (7.5/10).
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
- Mugam
- Mogamull
- Bharathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
60% of Gnana Rajasekaran's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. When they first worked together, Ilayaraja had 182 films behind them; Gnana Rajasekaran had 0. After Bharathi, Ilayaraja kept going for 44 more films; Gnana Rajasekaran stepped back.
Before Mogamull, Ilayaraja had starred in 182 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Seeman (1994).
After Bharathi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 44 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Mogamull was Gnana Rajasekaran's directorial debut.
After Bharathi, Gnana Rajasekaran went on to direct 2 more films, including Periyar (2007) and Ainthu Unarvugal (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Gnana Rajasekaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vivek is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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