Ilayaraja & Amrish Puri Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Amrish Puri appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 1990 and 1992. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990 — 5.4/10). Films span Kondaveeti Donga (1990) through Ashwamedham (1992).
The Ilayaraja & Amrish Puri partnership
Between 1990 and 1992, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 2 years. From Kondaveeti Donga (1990) to Ashwamedham (1992). The unfolded closed with Ashwamedham in 1992.
It started with Kondaveeti Donga (1990).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; Amrish Puri acted in all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 1 film in Tamil.
4 films across 1 decade
- Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari
- Thalapathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ilayaraja had 0 films behind them; Amrish Puri had 78. After Ashwamedham, Ilayaraja kept going for 182 more films; Amrish Puri stepped back.
Kondaveeti Donga was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Ashwamedham, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 182 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Kondaveeti Donga, Amrish Puri had starred in 78 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Mandi (1983).
After Ashwamedham, Amrish Puri went on to appear in 66 more films, including Major Chandrakanth (1993) and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Amrish Puri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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