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9 Films Together
9 films·1980–1999·Top co-star: Daggubati Venkatesh (2 films)

Ilayaraja & Vijayashanti Movies Together List — 9 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

Ilayaraja and Vijayashanti appeared together in 9 Tamil films between 1980 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mannan (1992 — 5.6/10). Films span Kallukkul Eeram (1980) through Rajasthan (1999).

9
Films Together
4.8
Average Rating
1980 - 1999
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active
Long-Term Partnership

The Ilayaraja & Vijayashanti partnership

From Kallukkul Eeram (1980) to Rajasthan (1999). The spanned closed with Rajasthan in 1999. It started with Kallukkul Eeram (1980).

The shape of the work

The 1990s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Kallukkul Eeram; the 1990s to Mannan. Ilayaraja scored every film; Vijayashanti acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 4 films in Telugu.

9 films across 2 decades

The 1980s accounted for 3 films.

The 1990s accounted for 6 films, averaging 4.8/10.

1980s
Films3
Notable:
  • Kallukkul Eeram0
  • Netri Kann0
Era:
Ilayaraja: ActiveVijayashanti: Active
1990s
Films6
Avg Rating4.8/10
Notable:
  • Mannan(5.6)
  • Chinna Rayudu(5.3)
Era:
Ilayaraja: ActiveVijayashanti: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration19801999
Span19 years
Avg Interval~2 years

9 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
5 films (56%)
Telugu
4 films (44%)

Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.

Where each was in their career

53% of Vijayashanti's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Rajasthan, Ilayaraja kept going for 53 more films; Vijayashanti stepped back.

Ilayaraja

Kallukkul Eeram was Ilayaraja's acting debut.

After Rajasthan, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 53 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).

Vijayashanti

Kallukkul Eeram was Vijayashanti's acting debut.

After Rajasthan, Vijayashanti went on to appear in 8 more films, including Arjun S/O Vyjayanthi (2025) and Sri Bannari Amman (2002).

Language
Decade

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