Ilayaraja & Bharathan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Bharathan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1985 and 1992. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thevar Magan (1992 — 6.2/10). Films span Oonjaladum Uravugal (1985) through Thevar Magan (1992).
The Ilayaraja & Bharathan partnership
From Oonjaladum Uravugal (1985) to Thevar Magan (1992). The played out closed with Thevar Magan in 1992. It started with Oonjaladum Uravugal (1985).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Oonjaladum Uravugal; the 1990s to Thevar Magan. Ilayaraja scored every film; Bharathan directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
- Oonjaladum Uravugal0
- Thevar Magan
- Aavarampoo0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of Bharathan's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Thevar Magan, Ilayaraja kept going for 182 more films; Bharathan stepped back.
Oonjaladum Uravugal was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Thevar Magan, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 182 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Oonjaladum Uravugal, Bharathan had directed 1 film, including Savitri (1980).
After Thevar Magan, Bharathan went on to direct 4 more films, including Bairavaa (2017) and Athithi (2014).
Collaboration Journey
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