Ilayaraja & Senthilnathan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Senthilnathan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1988 and 1989. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran (1988 — 1.0/10). Films span Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran (1988) through Padicha Pulla (1989).
The Ilayaraja & Senthilnathan partnership
From Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran (1988) to Padicha Pulla (1989). The ran closed with Padicha Pulla in 1989. It started with Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran (1988).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; Senthilnathan directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran
- Padicha Pulla0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Padicha Pulla, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Senthilnathan stepped back.
Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Padicha Pulla, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran, Senthilnathan had directed 1 film, including Padum Paravaigal (1986).
After Padicha Pulla, Senthilnathan went on to direct 7 more films, including Ilavarasan (1992) and Idhuthanda Sattam (1992).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Senthilnathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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