Ilayaraja & Om Puri Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Om Puri appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2000 and 2005. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hey Ram (2000 — 5.5/10). Films span Hey Ram (2000) through Mumbai Xpress (2005).
The Ilayaraja & Om Puri partnership
From Hey Ram (2000) to Mumbai Xpress (2005). The ran closed with Mumbai Xpress in 2005. It started with Hey Ram (2000).
2 films across 1 decade
- Hey Ram
- Mumbai Xpress0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 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 247 films behind them; Om Puri had 62. After Mumbai Xpress, Om Puri kept going for 59 more films; Ilayaraja stepped back.
Before Hey Ram, Ilayaraja had starred in 247 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Mugam (1999).
After Mumbai Xpress, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 19 more films, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018) and Naan Kadavul (2009).
Before Hey Ram, Om Puri had starred in 62 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Aakrosh (1980).
After Mumbai Xpress, Om Puri went on to appear in 59 more films, including Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Road to Sangam (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Om Puri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kamal Haasan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
