Ilayaraja & Amala Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Amala appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 1986 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Agni Nakshatram (1988 — 7.5/10). Films span Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu (1986) through Karpura Mullai (1991).
The Ilayaraja & Amala partnership
Between 1986 and 1991, they barely worked apart — 10 films in 5 years. 1988 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 5 years, a Ilayaraja–Amala film arrived almost every year.
From Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu (1986) to Karpura Mullai (1991). The spanned closed with Karpura Mullai in 1991.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 90% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Agni Nakshatram; the 1990s to Karpura Mullai. Ilayaraja scored every film; Amala acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
10 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 9 films together, anchored by Agni Nakshatram (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Agni Nakshatram
- Oru Iniya Udayam
- Karpura Mullai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 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
71% of Amala's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Karpura Mullai, Ilayaraja kept going for 226 more films; Amala stepped back.
Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Karpura Mullai, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 226 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu was Amala's acting debut.
After Karpura Mullai, Amala went on to appear in 4 more films, including Hello (2017) and Life Is Beautiful (2012).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Amala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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