Ilayaraja & Malaysia Vasudevan Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Malaysia Vasudevan appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 1985 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Muthal Vasantham (1986 — 7.5/10). Films span Oru Kaidhiyin Diary (1985) through Amaidhi Padai (1994).
The Ilayaraja & Malaysia Vasudevan partnership
1987 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. From Oru Kaidhiyin Diary (1985) to Amaidhi Padai (1994). For 9 years, a Ilayaraja–Malaysia film arrived almost every year.
The spanned closed with Amaidhi Padai in 1994. Muthal Vasantham is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Muthal Vasantham; the 1990s to Amaidhi Padai. Ilayaraja scored every film; Malaysia Vasudevan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
10 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 8 films together, anchored by Muthal Vasantham (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.1/10.
- Muthal Vasantham
- Per Sollum Pillai
- Amaidhi Padai
- Nee Sirithal Deepavali0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
45% of Malaysia Vasudevan's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Amaidhi Padai, Ilayaraja kept going for 118 more films; Malaysia Vasudevan stepped back.
Oru Kaidhiyin Diary was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Amaidhi Padai, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 118 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Oru Kaidhiyin Diary, Malaysia Vasudevan had starred in 1 film, including Paakku Vethalai (1981).
After Amaidhi Padai, Malaysia Vasudevan went on to appear in 11 more films, including Piragu (2007) and Poove Unakkaga (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Malaysia Vasudevan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sathyaraj appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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