Ilayaraja & K. S. Gopalakrishnan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and K. S. Gopalakrishnan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1983 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Padikkaatha Pannaiyar (1985 — 7.5/10). Films span Yugadharmam (1983) through Parthaal Pasu (1988).
The Ilayaraja & K. S. Gopalakrishnan partnership
From Yugadharmam (1983) to Parthaal Pasu (1988). Padikkaatha Pannaiyar is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Parthaal Pasu in 1988.
It started with Yugadharmam (1983).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; K. S. Gopalakrishnan directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Padikkaatha Pannaiyar
- Yugadharmam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 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; K. S. Gopalakrishnan had 34. After Parthaal Pasu, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; K. S. Gopalakrishnan stepped back.
Yugadharmam was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Parthaal Pasu, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Yugadharmam, K. S. Gopalakrishnan had directed 34 films, including Karpagam (1963) and Kula Vilakku (1969).
After Parthaal Pasu, K. S. Gopalakrishnan went on to direct 2 more films, including Athaimadi Methaiadi (1989) and Enakkoru Neethi (1990).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & K. S. Gopalakrishnan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
K. R. Vijaya is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
