Ilayaraja & Karaikudi' Narayanan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Karaikudi' Narayanan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1978 and 1981. Films span Achani (1978) through Nallethu Nadenthe Theerum (1981).
The Ilayaraja & Karaikudi' Narayanan partnership
From Achani (1978) to Nallethu Nadenthe Theerum (1981). The played out closed with Nallethu Nadenthe Theerum in 1981. It started with Achani (1978).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Achani; the 1980s to Nallethu Nadenthe Theerum. Ilayaraja scored every film; Karaikudi' Narayanan directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 2 films.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Achani0
- Anbe Sangeetha0
- Nallethu Nadenthe Theerum0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
60% of Karaikudi' Narayanan's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Nallethu Nadenthe Theerum, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Karaikudi' Narayanan stepped back.
Achani was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Nallethu Nadenthe Theerum, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Achani, Karaikudi' Narayanan had directed 1 film, including Sondham (1973).
After Nallethu Nadenthe Theerum, Karaikudi' Narayanan went on to direct 1 more film, including Manaivi Vantha Neram (1990).
Collaboration Journey
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