Ilayaraja & Radha Ravi Movies Together List — 38 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Radha Ravi appeared together in 38 Tamil films between 1983 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vazhga! Valarga! (1987 — 7.6/10). Films span Soorakottai Singakutti (1983) through Maayon (2022).
The Ilayaraja & Radha Ravi partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Chithirayil Nilachoru (2013). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2013. 1988 was their peak — 5 films in twelve months.
Their work runs across 5 decades of Tamil cinema. For 39 years, a Ilayaraja–Radha film arrived almost every year.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Vazhga! Valarga!; the 2020s to Maayon. Ilayaraja scored every film; Radha Ravi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
38 films across 5 decades
The 1980s brought 17 films together, anchored by Vazhga! Valarga! (7.6/10).
The 1990s brought 17 films together, anchored by En Kitta Mothathey (7.5/10).
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Vazhga! Valarga!
- Vaidehi Kathirunthal
- En Kitta Mothathey
- Vetri Karangal
- Friends
- Muthuramalingam
- Chithirayil Nilachoru
- Maayon
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
38 films across 39 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
100% of Ilayaraja's screen credits are with Radha Ravi. After Maayon, Radha Ravi kept going for 17 more films; Ilayaraja stepped back.
Soorakottai Singakutti was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
Before Soorakottai Singakutti, Radha Ravi had starred in 3 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Manmadha Leelai (1976).
After Maayon, Radha Ravi went on to appear in 17 more films, including Pichaikkaran 2 (2023) and License (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Radha Ravi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vijayakanth appears alongside them in 10 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 33 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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