Ilayaraja & Jayapradha Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Jayapradha appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1983 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ezhai Jaathi (1993 — 3.9/10). Films span Salangai Oli (1983) through Ezhai Jaathi (1993).
The Ilayaraja & Jayapradha partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Ezhai Jaathi (1993). They didn't share a set between 1983 and 1993. From Salangai Oli (1983) to Ezhai Jaathi (1993).
It started with Salangai Oli (1983). The ran closed with Ezhai Jaathi in 1993.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Salangai Oli; the 1990s to Ezhai Jaathi. Ilayaraja scored every film; Jayapradha acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.9/10.
- Salangai Oli0
- Ezhai Jaathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ezhai Jaathi, Ilayaraja kept going for 143 more films; Jayapradha stepped back.
Salangai Oli was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Ezhai Jaathi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 143 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Salangai Oli, Jayapradha had starred in 9 films, including Ninaithale Inikkum (1979) and Sargam (1979).
After Ezhai Jaathi, Jayapradha went on to appear in 10 more films, including Dasavathaaram (2008) and Keni (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Jayapradha's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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