Sivaji Ganesan & Ilavarasi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sivaji Ganesan and Ilavarasi appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1984 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naam (1985 — 7.5/10). Films span Dhavani Kanavugal (1984) through Naam (1985).
The Sivaji Ganesan & Ilavarasi partnership
From Dhavani Kanavugal (1984) to Naam (1985). The ran closed with Naam in 1985. Naam is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Dhavani Kanavugal (1984).
The shape of the work
Sivaji Ganesan acted in every film; Ilavarasi acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Naam
- Dhavani Kanavugal0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 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, Sivaji Ganesan had 186 films behind them; Ilavarasi had 1. After Naam, Sivaji Ganesan kept going for 28 more films; Ilavarasi stepped back.
Before Dhavani Kanavugal, Sivaji Ganesan had starred in 186 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Karnan (1964).
After Naam, Sivaji Ganesan went on to appear in 28 more films, including Mudhal Kural (1992) and Mannukkul Vairam (1986).
Before Dhavani Kanavugal, Ilavarasi had starred in 1 film, including Kokkarakko (1983).
After Naam, Ilavarasi went on to appear in 13 more films, including Samsaram Adhu Minsaram (1986) and Penmani Aval Kanmani (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sivaji Ganesan & Ilavarasi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charle is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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