Ilayaraja & V. K. Ramasamy Movies Together List — 43 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and V. K. Ramasamy appeared together in 43 Tamil films between 1979 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was Enakkul Oruvan (1984 — 8.5/10). Films span Naan Vazhavaippen (1979) through Raja Enga Raja (1995).
The Ilayaraja & V. K. Ramasamy partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. 1985 was their peak — 6 films in twelve months. For 16 years, a Ilayaraja–V. film arrived almost every year.
From Naan Vazhavaippen (1979) to Raja Enga Raja (1995). Vetrikku Oruvan (1979, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 70% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Naan Vazhavaippen; the 1990s to Vetri Karangal. Ilayaraja scored every film; V. K. Ramasamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
43 films across 3 decades
The 1970s brought 3 films together, anchored by Naan Vazhavaippen (7.5/10).
The 1980s brought 30 films together, anchored by Enakkul Oruvan (8.5/10).
The 1990s brought 10 films together, anchored by Vetri Karangal (7.5/10).
- Naan Vazhavaippen
- Vetrikku Oruvan
- Enakkul Oruvan
- Raja Paarvai
- Vetri Karangal
- Vetri Padigal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
43 films across 16 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
31% of Ilayaraja's screen credits are with V. K. Ramasamy. When they first worked together, Ilayaraja had 0 films behind them; V. K. Ramasamy had 51. After Raja Enga Raja, Ilayaraja kept going for 95 more films; V. K. Ramasamy stepped back.
Naan Vazhavaippen was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Raja Enga Raja, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 95 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Naan Vazhavaippen, V. K. Ramasamy had starred in 51 films, including Pattanathil Bhootham (1967) and Mahakavi Kalidas (1966).
After Raja Enga Raja, V. K. Ramasamy went on to appear in 3 more films, including Arunachalam (1997) and Minsara Kanavu (1997).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & V. K. Ramasamy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 48 people again and again — a small repertory company. Janagaraj appears alongside them in 10 films — practically a third lead.
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