Skip to content
3 Films Together
3 films·1983–1989·Top co-star: Manorama (2 films)

Ilayaraja & Mouli Movies Together List — 3 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

Ilayaraja and Mouli appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1983 and 1989. Their highest-rated collaboration was Anney Anney (1983 — 6.5/10). Films span Anney Anney (1983) through Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989).

3
Films Together
4.5
Average Rating
1983 - 1989
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

The Ilayaraja & Mouli partnership

From Anney Anney (1983) to Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989). The played out closed with Apoorva Sagodharargal in 1989. It started with Anney Anney (1983).

The shape of the work

Never on the same side of the camera — Ilayaraja music composer, Mouli actor, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

3 films across 1 decade

1980s
Films3
Avg Rating4.5/10
Notable:
  • Anney Anney(6.5)
  • Apoorva Sagodharargal(5.9)
Era:
Ilayaraja: ActiveMouli: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration19831989
Span6 years
Avg Interval~3 years

3 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
3 films (100%)

Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.

Where each was in their career

After Apoorva Sagodharargal, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Mouli stepped back.

Ilayaraja

Anney Anney was Ilayaraja's acting debut.

After Apoorva Sagodharargal, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).

Mouli

Before Anney Anney, Mouli had starred in 9 films, including Nandri, Meendum Varuga (1982) and Oru Varisu Uruvagiradhu (1982).

After Apoorva Sagodharargal, Mouli went on to appear in 22 more films, including Seethakathi (2018) and Poi Solla Porom (2008).

Frequently asked questions