Ilayaraja & Preetha Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Preetha Vijayakumar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1998 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kakkai Siraginilae (2000 — 7.5/10). Films span Dharma (1998) through Kakkai Siraginilae (2000).
The Ilayaraja & Preetha Vijayakumar partnership
From Dharma (1998) to Kakkai Siraginilae (2000). Kakkai Siraginilae is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Kakkai Siraginilae in 2000.
It started with Dharma (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Ponnu Veetukkaran; the 2000s to Kakkai Siraginilae. Ilayaraja scored every film; Preetha Vijayakumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kakkai Siraginilae (7.5/10).
- Ponnu Veetukkaran
- Dharma
- Kakkai Siraginilae
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Preetha Vijayakumar's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. When they first worked together, Ilayaraja had 221 films behind them; Preetha Vijayakumar had 0. After Kakkai Siraginilae, Ilayaraja kept going for 44 more films; Preetha Vijayakumar stepped back.
Before Dharma, Ilayaraja had starred in 221 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Chinna Vathiyar (1995).
After Kakkai Siraginilae, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 44 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Dharma was Preetha Vijayakumar's acting debut.
After Kakkai Siraginilae, Preetha Vijayakumar went on to appear in 3 more films, including Priyamaina Neeku (2001) and Punnagai Desam (2002).
Collaboration Journey
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