Kishore & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kishore and Ilayaraja appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2017 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Viduthalai (2023 — 8.1/10). Films span Kalathur Gramam (2017) through Viduthalai (2023).
The Kishore & Ilayaraja partnership
One film towers over the rest: Viduthalai at 8.1/10. They saved their best for last — Viduthalai (8.1/10) came 6 years in. Between 2017 and 2023, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 6 years.
From Kalathur Gramam (2017) to Viduthalai (2023). Their most recent film, Viduthalai, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Kalathur Gramam; the 2020s to Viduthalai. Never on the same side of the camera — Kishore actor, Ilayaraja music composer, across all 4 films. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.7/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Viduthalai (8.1/10).
- Kalathur Gramam
- Rana Rangam0
- Viduthalai
- Maayon
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Kishore had 31 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 299.
Before Kalathur Gramam, Kishore had starred in 31 films, including Visaranai (2016) and Aadukalam (2011).
After Viduthalai, Kishore went on to appear in 10 more films, including Viduthalai: Part II (2024) and Vettaiyan (2024).
Before Kalathur Gramam, Ilayaraja had starred in 299 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Nadigan (1990).
Collaboration Journey
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