Ilayaraja & Anju Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Anju appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1982 and 1992. Their highest-rated collaboration was Azhagiya Kanne (1982 — 6.8/10). Films span Azhagiya Kanne (1982) through Agnipaarvai (1992).
The Ilayaraja & Anju partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Arangetra Velai (1990). They didn't share a set between 1982 and 1990. From Azhagiya Kanne (1982) to Agnipaarvai (1992).
The played out closed with Agnipaarvai in 1992. It started with Azhagiya Kanne (1982).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Azhagiya Kanne; the 1990s to Arangetra Velai. Ilayaraja scored every film; Anju acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.6/10.
- Azhagiya Kanne
- Arangetra Velai
- Agnipaarvai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
60% of Anju's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Agnipaarvai, Ilayaraja kept going for 182 more films; Anju stepped back.
Azhagiya Kanne was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Agnipaarvai, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 182 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Azhagiya Kanne was Anju's acting debut.
After Agnipaarvai, Anju went on to appear in 2 more films, including Ilavarasi (1995) and Unnai Charanadaindhen (2003).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Anju's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Venniradai Moorthy is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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