Karate Raja & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karate Raja and Ilayaraja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2004 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Virumaandi (2004 — 7.6/10). Films span Virumaandi (2004) through Oyee (2016).
The Karate Raja & Ilayaraja partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Oyee (2016). They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2016. From Virumaandi (2004) to Oyee (2016).
Virumaandi is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Virumaandi (2004).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Virumaandi; the 2010s to Oyee . Karate Raja acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Virumaandi (7.6/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
- Virumaandi
- Oyee
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 12 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, Karate Raja had 0 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 271.
Virumaandi was Karate Raja's acting debut.
After Oyee , Karate Raja went on to appear in 9 more films, including Border (2021) and Park (2024).
Before Virumaandi, Ilayaraja had starred in 271 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Nadigan (1990).
After Oyee , Ilayaraja went on to appear in 1 more film, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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