Vijayalakshmi & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijayalakshmi and Ilayaraja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1998 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poonthottam (1998 — 6.5/10). Films span Poonthottam (1998) through Friends (2001).
The Vijayalakshmi & Ilayaraja partnership
From Poonthottam (1998) to Friends (2001). The ran closed with Friends in 2001. It started with Poonthottam (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Poonthottam; the 2000s to Friends. Vijayalakshmi acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Poonthottam
- Friends
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 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, Vijayalakshmi had 1 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 221. After Friends, Ilayaraja kept going for 38 more films; Vijayalakshmi stepped back.
Before Poonthottam, Vijayalakshmi had starred in 1 film, including Anbu Vazhi (1968).
After Friends, Vijayalakshmi went on to appear in 10 more films, including Kadha Solla Porom (2016) and Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010).
Before Poonthottam, Ilayaraja had starred in 221 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Chinna Vathiyar (1995).
After Friends, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 38 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Devayani is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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