Ilayaraja & Jeevitha Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Jeevitha appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1985 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu (1987 — 4.3/10). Films span Nane Raja Nane Mandhiri (1985) through Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu (1987).
The Ilayaraja & Jeevitha partnership
Between 1985 and 1987, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 2 years. 1985 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From Nane Raja Nane Mandhiri (1985) to Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu (1987).
The played out closed with Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu in 1987. It started with Nane Raja Nane Mandhiri (1985).
7 films across 1 decade
- Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu
- Nane Raja Nane Mandhiri
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 2 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
58% of Jeevitha's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Jeevitha stepped back.
Nane Raja Nane Mandhiri was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Nane Raja Nane Mandhiri was Jeevitha's acting debut.
After Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu, Jeevitha went on to appear in 5 more films, including Shekar (2022) and Gaddam Gang (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Jeevitha's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Suresh appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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