Ilayaraja & S. Ve. Shekher Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and S. Ve. Shekher appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1982 and 1989. Their highest-rated collaboration was Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982 — 7.5/10). Films span Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982) through Thangamana Purushan (1989).
The Ilayaraja & S. Ve. Shekher partnership
From Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982) to Thangamana Purushan (1989). The unfolded closed with Thangamana Purushan in 1989. Payanangal Mudivathillai is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; S. Ve. Shekher acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 1 decade
- Payanangal Mudivathillai
- Poove Poochooda Vaa
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
After Thangamana Purushan, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; S. Ve. Shekher stepped back.
Payanangal Mudivathillai was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Thangamana Purushan, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Payanangal Mudivathillai, S. Ve. Shekher had starred in 2 films, including Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980) and Kudumbam Oru Kadambam (1981).
After Thangamana Purushan, S. Ve. Shekher went on to appear in 14 more films, including Manal Kayiru 2 (2016) and Rishi (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & S. Ve. Shekher's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Ilayaraja & S. Ve. Shekher's films together
