Ilayaraja & Sendhilnathan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Sendhilnathan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1990 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thambi Durai (1997 — 6.8/10). Films span Palaivana Paravaigal (1990) through Thambi Durai (1997).
The Ilayaraja & Sendhilnathan partnership
From Palaivana Paravaigal (1990) to Thambi Durai (1997). The ran closed with Thambi Durai in 1997. It started with Palaivana Paravaigal (1990).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; Sendhilnathan directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Thambi Durai
- Palaivana Paravaigal0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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 Thambi Durai, Ilayaraja kept going for 79 more films; Sendhilnathan stepped back.
Palaivana Paravaigal was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Thambi Durai, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 79 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Palaivana Paravaigal was Sendhilnathan's directorial debut.
After Thambi Durai, Sendhilnathan went on to direct 1 more film, including Aasai Thambi (1998).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Sendhilnathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Dharani is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
Other iconic Tamil director-actor duos
Discover other partnerships with comparable filmographies and ratings
