Ilayaraja & N. Murugesh Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and N. Murugesh appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1982 and 1983. Films span Kelviyum Naane Pathilum Naane (1982) through Saattai Illatha Pambaram (1983).
The Ilayaraja & N. Murugesh partnership
From Kelviyum Naane Pathilum Naane (1982) to Saattai Illatha Pambaram (1983). The ran closed with Saattai Illatha Pambaram in 1983. It started with Kelviyum Naane Pathilum Naane (1982).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; N. Murugesh directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Kelviyum Naane Pathilum Naane0
- Saattai Illatha Pambaram0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Saattai Illatha Pambaram, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; N. Murugesh stepped back.
Kelviyum Naane Pathilum Naane was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Saattai Illatha Pambaram, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Kelviyum Naane Pathilum Naane was N. Murugesh's directorial debut.
After Saattai Illatha Pambaram, N. Murugesh went on to direct 1 more film, including Thaikulame Thaikulame (1995).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & N. Murugesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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