Ilayaraja & Kasthuri Raja Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Kasthuri Raja appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1991 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Veera Thalattu (1998 — 5.5/10). Films span En Rasavin Manasile (1991) through Karisakattu Poove (2000).
The Ilayaraja & Kasthuri Raja partnership
They saved their best for last — Veera Thalattu (5.5/10) came 7 years in. From En Rasavin Manasile (1991) to Karisakattu Poove (2000). The ran closed with Karisakattu Poove in 2000.
It started with En Rasavin Manasile (1991).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Veera Thalattu; the 2000s to Karisakattu Poove. Ilayaraja scored every film; Kasthuri Raja directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Veera Thalattu
- En Rasavin Manasile0
- Karisakattu Poove
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
75% of Kasthuri Raja's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. When they first worked together, Ilayaraja had 42 films behind them; Kasthuri Raja had 0. After Karisakattu Poove, Ilayaraja kept going for 44 more films; Kasthuri Raja stepped back.
Before En Rasavin Manasile, Ilayaraja had starred in 42 films, including Nadigan (1990) and En Kitta Mothathey (1990).
After Karisakattu Poove, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 44 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
En Rasavin Manasile was Kasthuri Raja's directorial debut.
After Karisakattu Poove, Kasthuri Raja went on to direct 2 more films, including Dreams (2004) and Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Kasthuri Raja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kushboo is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 6 films. Kushboo appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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