Ilayaraja & Dr. Rajasekhar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Dr. Rajasekhar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1984 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pudhumai Penn (1984 — 3.1/10). Films span Pudhumai Penn (1984) through Amma Koduku (1993).
The Ilayaraja & Dr. Rajasekhar partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Amma Koduku (1993). They didn't share a set between 1984 and 1993. From Pudhumai Penn (1984) to Amma Koduku (1993).
The ran closed with Amma Koduku in 1993. It started with Pudhumai Penn (1984).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Pudhumai Penn; the 1990s to Amma Koduku. Ilayaraja scored every film; Dr. Rajasekhar acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.1/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Pudhumai Penn
- Amma Koduku0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Amma Koduku, Ilayaraja kept going for 143 more films; Dr. Rajasekhar stepped back.
Pudhumai Penn was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Amma Koduku, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 143 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Pudhumai Penn was Dr. Rajasekhar's acting debut.
After Amma Koduku, Dr. Rajasekhar went on to appear in 21 more films, including PSV Garuda Vega (2017) and Biker (2026).
Collaboration Journey
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