Ajith Kumar & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ajith Kumar and Ilayaraja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1995 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thodarum (1999 — 6.8/10). Films span Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995) through Thodarum (1999).
The Ajith Kumar & Ilayaraja partnership
From Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995) to Thodarum (1999). The ran closed with Thodarum in 1999. It started with Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995).
The shape of the work
Ajith Kumar acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Thodarum
- Rajavin Parvaiyile
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 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, Ajith Kumar had 4 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 182. After Thodarum, Ilayaraja kept going for 53 more films; Ajith Kumar stepped back.
Before Rajavin Parvaiyile, Ajith Kumar had starred in 4 films, including Amaravathi (1993) and Paasamalargal (1994).
After Thodarum, Ajith Kumar went on to appear in 38 more films, including Nerkonda Paarvai (2019) and Mankatha (2011).
Before Rajavin Parvaiyile, Ilayaraja had starred in 182 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Seeman (1994).
After Thodarum, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 53 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ajith Kumar & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vadivelu is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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