Ilayaraja & Ashok Kumar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Ashok Kumar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1987 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil (1989 — 1.0/10). Films span Ullam Kavarndha Kalvan (1987) through Thambikku Oru Paattu (1991).
The Ilayaraja & Ashok Kumar partnership
From Ullam Kavarndha Kalvan (1987) to Thambikku Oru Paattu (1991). The played out closed with Thambikku Oru Paattu in 1991. It started with Ullam Kavarndha Kalvan (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil; the 1990s to Thambikku Oru Paattu. Ilayaraja scored every film; Ashok Kumar directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 1.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil
- Ullam Kavarndha Kalvan0
- Thambikku Oru Paattu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 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; Ashok Kumar had 36. After Thambikku Oru Paattu, Ilayaraja kept going for 226 more films; Ashok Kumar stepped back.
Ullam Kavarndha Kalvan was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Thambikku Oru Paattu, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 226 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Ullam Kavarndha Kalvan, Ashok Kumar had directed 36 films, including Shakti (1982) and Khubsoorat (1980).
After Thambikku Oru Paattu, Ashok Kumar went on to direct 12 more films, including 118 (2019) and Bestie (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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