Ilayaraja & Ravali Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Ravali appeared together in 2 telugu films between 1997 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Karisakattu Poove (2000 — 4.5/10). Films span Chinnabbai (1997) through Karisakattu Poove (2000).
The Ilayaraja & Ravali partnership
From Chinnabbai (1997) to Karisakattu Poove (2000). The ran closed with Karisakattu Poove in 2000. It started with Chinnabbai (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Chinnabbai; the 2000s to Karisakattu Poove. Ilayaraja scored every film; Ravali acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Chinnabbai0
- Karisakattu Poove
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ilayaraja had 212 films behind them; Ravali had 5. After Karisakattu Poove, Ilayaraja kept going for 44 more films; Ravali stepped back.
Before Chinnabbai, Ilayaraja had starred in 212 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Chinna Vathiyar (1995).
After Karisakattu Poove, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 44 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Chinnabbai, Ravali had starred in 5 films, including Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu (1994) and Gandhi Pirantha Mann (1995).
After Karisakattu Poove, Ravali went on to appear in 4 more films, including Anbu (2003) and Bharata Simha Reddy (2002).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Ravali's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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