Ilayaraja & Arun Pandian Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Arun Pandian appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1995 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadavul (1997 — 6.6/10). Films span Raja Muthirai (1995) through Devan (2002).
The Ilayaraja & Arun Pandian partnership
From Raja Muthirai (1995) to Devan (2002). The unfolded closed with Devan in 2002. It started with Raja Muthirai (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kadavul; the 2000s to Devan. Never on the same side of the camera — Ilayaraja music composer, Arun Pandian actor, across all 4 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.6/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.2/10.
- Kadavul
- Raja Muthirai0
- Devan
- Kaatrukkenna Veli0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 7 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 182 films behind them; Arun Pandian had 7. After Devan, Ilayaraja kept going for 32 more films; Arun Pandian stepped back.
Before Raja Muthirai, Ilayaraja had starred in 182 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Seeman (1994).
After Devan, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 32 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Raja Muthirai, Arun Pandian had starred in 7 films, including Vilangu (1987) and Inaindha Kaigal (1990).
After Devan, Arun Pandian went on to appear in 4 more films, including Trigger (2022) and Inba (2008).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Arun Pandian's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mansoor Ali Khan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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