Ilayaraja & Kalpana Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Kalpana appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1985 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sathi Leelavathi (1995 — 5.8/10). Films span Chinna Veedu (1985) through Sathi Leelavathi (1995).
The Ilayaraja & Kalpana partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Sathi Leelavathi (1995). They didn't share a set between 1985 and 1995. From Chinna Veedu (1985) to Sathi Leelavathi (1995).
It started with Chinna Veedu (1985). The ran closed with Sathi Leelavathi in 1995.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Chinna Veedu; the 1990s to Sathi Leelavathi. Ilayaraja scored every film; Kalpana acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.6/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Chinna Veedu
- Sathi Leelavathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Sathi Leelavathi, Ilayaraja kept going for 95 more films; Kalpana stepped back.
Chinna Veedu was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Sathi Leelavathi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 95 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Chinna Veedu, Kalpana had starred in 4 films, including Pattathu Rani (1967) and Minnal Rani (1982).
After Sathi Leelavathi, Kalpana went on to appear in 7 more films, including Thozha (2016) and Idhaya Thirudan (2006).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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