Ilayaraja & Vanisri Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Vanisri appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1979 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Bobbili Raja (1990 — 3.7/10). Films span Nallathoru Kudumbam (1979) through Bobbili Raja (1990).
The Ilayaraja & Vanisri partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Bobbili Raja (1990). They didn't share a set between 1979 and 1990. From Nallathoru Kudumbam (1979) to Bobbili Raja (1990).
It started with Nallathoru Kudumbam (1979). The ran closed with Bobbili Raja in 1990.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Nallathoru Kudumbam; the 1990s to Bobbili Raja. Ilayaraja scored every film; Vanisri acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.7/10.
- Nallathoru Kudumbam0
- Bobbili Raja
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ilayaraja had 0 films behind them; Vanisri had 39. After Bobbili Raja, Ilayaraja kept going for 258 more films; Vanisri stepped back.
Nallathoru Kudumbam was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Bobbili Raja, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 258 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Nallathoru Kudumbam, Vanisri had starred in 39 films, including Punnagai (1971) and Velli Vizha (1972).
After Bobbili Raja, Vanisri went on to appear in 3 more films, including Allari Alludu (1993) and Bombay Priyudu (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Vanisri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Babu Mohan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
