Ilayaraja & Sharat Saxena Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Sharat Saxena appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1990 and 1992. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mannan (1992 — 5.6/10). Films span Urudhi Mozhi (1990) through Mannan (1992).
The Ilayaraja & Sharat Saxena partnership
From Urudhi Mozhi (1990) to Mannan (1992). The played out closed with Mannan in 1992. It started with Urudhi Mozhi (1990).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Ilayaraja music composer, Sharat Saxena actor, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Mannan
- Guna
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Mannan, Ilayaraja kept going for 182 more films; Sharat Saxena stepped back.
Urudhi Mozhi was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Mannan, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 182 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Before Urudhi Mozhi, Sharat Saxena had starred in 20 films, including Harjaee (1981) and Aasmaan (1984).
After Mannan, Sharat Saxena went on to appear in 77 more films, including Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Haasil (2003).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Sharat Saxena's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Janagaraj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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