Ilayaraja & Sivachandran Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Sivachandran appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 1978 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aval Appadithan (1978 — 8.1/10). Films span Aval Appadithan (1978) through Ennuyir Kannamma (1988).
The Ilayaraja & Sivachandran partnership
From Aval Appadithan (1978) to Ennuyir Kannamma (1988). For 10 years, a Ilayaraja–Sivachandran film arrived almost every year. The work is uneven: Aval Appadithan (8.1) at one end, Anand (1.0) at the other.
Anbe Odivaa (1984, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Aval Appadithan is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Aval Appadithan; the 1980s to Anandha Ragam. Ilayaraja scored every film; Sivachandran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
10 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 2 films together, anchored by Aval Appadithan (8.1/10).
The 1980s brought 8 films together, anchored by Anandha Ragam (7.5/10).
- Aval Appadithan
- Rosaappo Ravikkai Kaari0
- Anandha Ragam
- Anbe Odivaa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 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
77% of Sivachandran's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Ennuyir Kannamma, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Sivachandran stepped back.
Aval Appadithan was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Ennuyir Kannamma, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Aval Appadithan, Sivachandran had starred in 1 film, including Pattina Pravesam (1977).
After Ennuyir Kannamma, Sivachandran went on to appear in 2 more films, including Nyayangal Jeyikkattum (1990) and Jodi Sendhachu (1992).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Sivachandran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Prabhu is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 10 films. Prabhu appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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