Ilayaraja & Jayasudha Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Jayasudha appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1979 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sri Rama Rajyam (2011 — 8.1/10). Films span Pattakkathi Bhairavan (1979) through Sri Rama Rajyam (2011).
The Ilayaraja & Jayasudha partnership
After 19 years apart, they came back together for Sri Rama Rajyam (2011). They didn't share a set between 1992 and 2011. One film towers over the rest: Sri Rama Rajyam at 8.1/10.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Pattakkathi Bhairavan (1979) to Sri Rama Rajyam (2011).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Pattakkathi Bhairavan; the 2010s to Sri Rama Rajyam. Ilayaraja scored every film; Jayasudha acted in all of them.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Sri Rama Rajyam (8.1/10).
- Pattakkathi Bhairavan0
- Pandiyan
- Sri Rama Rajyam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 32 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Ilayaraja's screen credits are with Jayasudha. After Sri Rama Rajyam, Jayasudha kept going for 24 more films; Ilayaraja stepped back.
Pattakkathi Bhairavan was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Sri Rama Rajyam, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 6 more films, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018) and Shamitabh (2015).
Before Pattakkathi Bhairavan, Jayasudha had starred in 11 films, including Apoorva Raagangal (1975) and Naan Avanillai (1974).
After Sri Rama Rajyam, Jayasudha went on to appear in 24 more films, including Oopiri (2016) and Oopiri (2016).
Collaboration Journey
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