Ilayaraja & Ranganath Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Ranganath appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1984 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kai Kodukkum Kai (1984 — 6.8/10). Films span Kai Kodukkum Kai (1984) through Kondaveeti Donga (1990).
The Ilayaraja & Ranganath partnership
From Kai Kodukkum Kai (1984) to Kondaveeti Donga (1990). The ran closed with Kondaveeti Donga in 1990. It started with Kai Kodukkum Kai (1984).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Kai Kodukkum Kai; the 1990s to Kondaveeti Donga. Ilayaraja scored every film; Ranganath acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
- Kai Kodukkum Kai
- Kondaveeti Donga
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kondaveeti Donga, Ilayaraja kept going for 258 more films; Ranganath stepped back.
Kai Kodukkum Kai was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Kondaveeti Donga, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 258 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Kai Kodukkum Kai was Ranganath's acting debut.
After Kondaveeti Donga, Ranganath went on to appear in 13 more films, including Nijam (2003) and Mitrudu (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Ranganath's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amrish Puri is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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