Ilayaraja & P. Madhavan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and P. Madhavan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1980 and 1992. Films span Nan Nanedhan (1980) through Agnipaarvai (1992).
The Ilayaraja & P. Madhavan partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Agnipaarvai (1992). They didn't share a set between 1980 and 1992. From Nan Nanedhan (1980) to Agnipaarvai (1992).
It started with Nan Nanedhan (1980). The ran closed with Agnipaarvai in 1992.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Nan Nanedhan; the 1990s to Agnipaarvai. Ilayaraja scored every film; P. Madhavan directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Nan Nanedhan0
- Agnipaarvai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ilayaraja had 0 films behind them; P. Madhavan had 30. After Agnipaarvai, Ilayaraja kept going for 182 more films; P. Madhavan stepped back.
Nan Nanedhan was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Agnipaarvai, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 182 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Nan Nanedhan, P. Madhavan had directed 30 films, including Pattikada Pattanama (1972) and En Kelvikku Enna Bathil (1978).
Collaboration Journey
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