Karunas & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karunas and Ilayaraja appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2003 and 2008. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pithamagan (2003 — 7.8/10). Films span Pithamagan (2003) through Dhanam (2008).
The Karunas & Ilayaraja partnership
Between 2003 and 2008, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. From Pithamagan (2003) to Dhanam (2008). Pithamagan is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Pithamagan (2003).
4 films across 1 decade
- Pithamagan
- Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Karunas had 8 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 268. After Dhanam, Karunas kept going for 53 more films; Ilayaraja stepped back.
Before Pithamagan, Karunas had starred in 8 films, including Jaya (2002) and Villain (2002).
After Dhanam, Karunas went on to appear in 53 more films, including Vada Chennai (2018) and Pandigai (2017).
Before Pithamagan, Ilayaraja had starred in 268 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Solla Marandha Kadhai (2002).
After Dhanam, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 13 more films, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018) and Naan Kadavul (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karunas & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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