Gayathri & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Gayathri and Ilayaraja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1982 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aranmanai Kili (1993 — 2.8/10). Films span Auto Raja (1982) through Aranmanai Kili (1993).
The Gayathri & Ilayaraja partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Aranmanai Kili (1993). They didn't share a set between 1982 and 1993. From Auto Raja (1982) to Aranmanai Kili (1993).
It started with Auto Raja (1982). The ran closed with Aranmanai Kili in 1993.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Auto Raja; the 1990s to Aranmanai Kili. Gayathri acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.8/10.
- Auto Raja0
- Aranmanai Kili
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Aranmanai Kili, Ilayaraja kept going for 143 more films; Gayathri stepped back.
Before Auto Raja, Gayathri had starred in 1 film, including Sunayana (1979).
After Aranmanai Kili, Gayathri went on to appear in 12 more films, including Vikram Vedha (2022) and Company (2022).
Auto Raja was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Aranmanai Kili, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 143 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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