Ilayaraja & Ravichandran Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Ravichandran appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1986 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chinnappadass (1989 — 6.5/10). Films span Amman Kovil Kizhakale (1986) through Thanthu Vitten Ennai (1991).
The Ilayaraja & Ravichandran partnership
Between 1986 and 1991, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 5 years. For 5 years, a Ilayaraja–Ravichandran film arrived almost every year. The work is uneven: Chinnappadass (6.5) at one end, Thanthu Vitten Ennai (1.0) at the other.
From Amman Kovil Kizhakale (1986) to Thanthu Vitten Ennai (1991). The spanned closed with Thanthu Vitten Ennai in 1991.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Chinnappadass; the 1990s to Thanthu Vitten Ennai. Ilayaraja scored every film; Ravichandran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.3/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 1.0/10.
- Chinnappadass
- Guru Sishyan
- Thanthu Vitten Ennai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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 0 films behind them; Ravichandran had 55. After Thanthu Vitten Ennai, Ilayaraja kept going for 226 more films; Ravichandran stepped back.
Amman Kovil Kizhakale was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Thanthu Vitten Ennai, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 226 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Amman Kovil Kizhakale, Ravichandran had starred in 55 films, including Kaadhalikka Neramillai (1964) and Neeya (1979).
After Thanthu Vitten Ennai, Ravichandran went on to appear in 16 more films, including Thendral (2004) and Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Ravichandran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Ilayaraja & Ravichandran's films together
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