Ilayaraja & Vanitha Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Vanitha Vijayakumar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1981 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nandu (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Nandu (1981) through Chandralekha (1995).
The Ilayaraja & Vanitha Vijayakumar partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for Chandralekha (1995). They didn't share a set between 1981 and 1995. From Nandu (1981) to Chandralekha (1995).
Nandu is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Nandu (1981).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Nandu; the 1990s to Chandralekha. Ilayaraja scored every film; Vanitha Vijayakumar acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 1 film together, anchored by Nandu (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Nandu
- Chandralekha0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Vanitha Vijayakumar's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Chandralekha, Ilayaraja kept going for 95 more films; Vanitha Vijayakumar stepped back.
Nandu was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Chandralekha, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 95 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Nandu was Vanitha Vijayakumar's acting debut.
After Chandralekha, Vanitha Vijayakumar went on to appear in 3 more films, including Aneethi (2023) and Devi (1999).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ashwini is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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