Ilayaraja & Kaikala Satyanarayana Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Kaikala Satyanarayana appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1980 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaali (1980 — 7.3/10). Films span Kaali (1980) through Kondaveeti Donga (1990).
The Ilayaraja & Kaikala Satyanarayana partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Kondaveeti Donga (1990). They didn't share a set between 1980 and 1990. From Kaali (1980) to Kondaveeti Donga (1990).
Kaali is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Kaali (1980).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Kaali; the 1990s to Kondaveeti Donga. Ilayaraja scored every film; Kaikala Satyanarayana acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kaali (7.3/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
- Kaali
- Kondaveeti Donga
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 10 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; Kaikala Satyanarayana stepped back.
Kaali 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).
Kaali was Kaikala Satyanarayana's acting debut.
After Kondaveeti Donga, Kaikala Satyanarayana went on to appear in 34 more films, including Periyar (2007) and Arundhati (2009).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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