Ilayaraja & V. C. Guhanathan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and V. C. Guhanathan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1982 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thanikattu Raja (1982 — 6.5/10). Films span Thanikattu Raja (1982) through Nee Thodumbothu (1984).
The Ilayaraja & V. C. Guhanathan partnership
From Thanikattu Raja (1982) to Nee Thodumbothu (1984). The ran closed with Nee Thodumbothu in 1984. It started with Thanikattu Raja (1982).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; V. C. Guhanathan directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Thanikattu Raja
- Nee Thodumbothu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Nee Thodumbothu, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; V. C. Guhanathan stepped back.
Thanikattu Raja was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Nee Thodumbothu, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Thanikattu Raja, V. C. Guhanathan had directed 6 films, including Muyalakku Moonu Kaal (1980) and Machanai Paatheengala (1978).
After Nee Thodumbothu, V. C. Guhanathan went on to direct 10 more films, including Mudhal Kural (1992) and Minor Mappillai (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & V. C. Guhanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jaishankar is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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