Sathyaraj & D. Imman Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sathyaraj and D. Imman appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 1980 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Viswasam (2019 — 6.9/10). Films span Valli Mayil (1980) through Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022).
The Sathyaraj & D. Imman partnership
After 25 years apart, they came back together for 6'2 (2005). They didn't share a set between 1980 and 2005. They saved their best for last — Viswasam (6.9/10) came 39 years in.
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. From Valli Mayil (1980) to Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Valli Mayil; the 2020s to Etharkkum Thunindhavan. Sathyaraj acted in every film; D. Imman scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
10 films across 4 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 2000s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 6.6/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
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- Kovai Brothers
- Viswasam
- Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam
- Etharkkum Thunindhavan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 42 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
59% of D. Imman's screen credits are with Sathyaraj. After Etharkkum Thunindhavan, Sathyaraj kept going for 25 more films; D. Imman stepped back.
Before Valli Mayil, Sathyaraj had starred in 5 films, including Sattam En Kaiyil (1978) and Enipadigal (1979).
After Etharkkum Thunindhavan, Sathyaraj went on to appear in 25 more films, including Madras Matinee (2025) and Weapon (2024).
Valli Mayil was D. Imman's acting debut.
After Etharkkum Thunindhavan, D. Imman went on to appear in 7 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Inga Naan Thaan Kingu (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sathyaraj & D. Imman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Soori appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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