Ilayaraja & Annapoorna Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Annapoorna appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1989 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai (1989 — 6.8/10). Films span Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai (1989) through Gundello Godari (2013).
The Ilayaraja & Annapoorna partnership
After 24 years apart, they came back together for Gundello Godari (2013). They didn't share a set between 1989 and 2013. From Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai (1989) to Gundello Godari (2013).
It started with Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai; the 2010s to Gundello Godari. Ilayaraja scored every film; Annapoorna acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.7/10.
- Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai
- Gundello Godari
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 24 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Gundello Godari, Annapoorna kept going for 24 more films; Ilayaraja stepped back.
Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Gundello Godari, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 5 more films, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018) and Shamitabh (2015).
Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai was Annapoorna's acting debut.
After Gundello Godari, Annapoorna went on to appear in 24 more films, including Thank You Brother! (2021) and O Saathiya (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aadhi is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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