Sathyaraj & Thilakan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sathyaraj and Thilakan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1993 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Udan Pirappu (1993 — 6.8/10). Films span Udan Pirappu (1993) through Suyetchai MLA (2006).
The Sathyaraj & Thilakan partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Suyetchai MLA (2006). They didn't share a set between 1993 and 2006. From Udan Pirappu (1993) to Suyetchai MLA (2006).
It started with Udan Pirappu (1993). The ran closed with Suyetchai MLA in 2006.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Udan Pirappu; the 2000s to Suyetchai MLA. Sathyaraj acted in every film; Thilakan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
- Udan Pirappu
- Suyetchai MLA0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 13 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, Sathyaraj had 81 films behind them; Thilakan had 0. After Suyetchai MLA, Sathyaraj kept going for 93 more films; Thilakan stepped back.
Before Udan Pirappu, Sathyaraj had starred in 81 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Nadigan (1990).
After Suyetchai MLA, Sathyaraj went on to appear in 93 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Baahubali 2 (2017).
Udan Pirappu was Thilakan's acting debut.
After Suyetchai MLA, Thilakan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Naangam Pirai 3D (2013) and Khalifa (2026).
Collaboration Journey
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