Ilayaraja & Janaki Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Janaki appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1989 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sathi Leelavathi (1995 — 5.8/10). Films span Mappillai (1989) through Sathi Leelavathi (1995).
The Ilayaraja & Janaki partnership
From Mappillai (1989) to Sathi Leelavathi (1995). The ran closed with Sathi Leelavathi in 1995. It started with Mappillai (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Mappillai; the 1990s to Sathi Leelavathi. Ilayaraja scored every film; Janaki acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Mappillai
- Sathi Leelavathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Sathi Leelavathi, Ilayaraja kept going for 95 more films; Janaki stepped back.
Mappillai was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Sathi Leelavathi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 95 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Mappillai was Janaki's acting debut.
After Sathi Leelavathi, Janaki went on to appear in 2 more films, including Sivan (1999) and Pailam Pilaga (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Janaki's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Raja is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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