Monica & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Monica and Ilayaraja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1992 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Endrum Anbudan (1992 — 6.6/10). Films span Endrum Anbudan (1992) through Azhagi (2002).
The Monica & Ilayaraja partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Azhagi (2002). They didn't share a set between 1992 and 2002. From Endrum Anbudan (1992) to Azhagi (2002).
It started with Endrum Anbudan (1992). The ran closed with Azhagi in 2002.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Endrum Anbudan; the 2000s to Azhagi. Monica acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.6/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
- Endrum Anbudan
- Azhagi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 10 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, Monica had 0 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 74. After Azhagi, Ilayaraja kept going for 32 more films; Monica stepped back.
Endrum Anbudan was Monica's acting debut.
After Azhagi, Monica went on to appear in 13 more films, including Sandakozhi (2005) and Daas (2005).
Before Endrum Anbudan, Ilayaraja had starred in 74 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Sami Potta Mudichu (1991).
After Azhagi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 32 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Monica & Ilayaraja'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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