Ilayaraja & Shanmugarajan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Shanmugarajan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2004 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Virumaandi (2004 — 7.6/10). Films span Virumaandi (2004) through Sila Samayangalil (2017).
The Ilayaraja & Shanmugarajan partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Sila Samayangalil (2017). They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2017. From Virumaandi (2004) to Sila Samayangalil (2017).
Virumaandi is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Virumaandi (2004).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Virumaandi; the 2010s to Sila Samayangalil. Ilayaraja scored every film; Shanmugarajan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Virumaandi (7.6/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Virumaandi
- Sila Samayangalil0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 13 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 271 films behind them; Shanmugarajan had 0.
Before Virumaandi, Ilayaraja had starred in 271 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Nadigan (1990).
After Sila Samayangalil, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 1 more film, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Virumaandi was Shanmugarajan's acting debut.
After Sila Samayangalil, Shanmugarajan went on to appear in 9 more films, including Karnan (2021) and Peranbu (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Shanmugarajan's professional partnership
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Nassar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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