Ilayaraja & Kavithalaya Krishnan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Kavithalaya Krishnan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1987 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Are You Ok Baby? (2023 — 6.0/10). Films span Manathil Uruthi Vendum (1987) through Are You Ok Baby? (2023).
The Ilayaraja & Kavithalaya Krishnan partnership
After 33 years apart, they came back together for Are You Ok Baby? (2023). They didn't share a set between 1990 and 2023. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Manathil Uruthi Vendum (1987) to Are You Ok Baby? (2023). Their most recent film, Are You Ok Baby?, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Manathil Uruthi Vendum; the 2020s to Are You Ok Baby?. Never on the same side of the camera — Ilayaraja music composer, Kavithalaya Krishnan actor, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.6/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.3/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Manathil Uruthi Vendum
- Keladi Kanmani
- Are You Ok Baby?
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 36 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Manathil Uruthi Vendum was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
Manathil Uruthi Vendum was Kavithalaya Krishnan's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ramesh Aravind is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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