Mahalakshmi & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mahalakshmi and Ilayaraja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1982 and 1984. Films span Rani Theni (1982) through Devi Sri Devi (1984).
The Mahalakshmi & Ilayaraja partnership
From Rani Theni (1982) to Devi Sri Devi (1984). The ran closed with Devi Sri Devi in 1984. It started with Rani Theni (1982).
The shape of the work
Mahalakshmi acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Rani Theni0
- Devi Sri Devi0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Mahalakshmi's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Devi Sri Devi, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Mahalakshmi stepped back.
Rani Theni was Mahalakshmi's acting debut.
After Devi Sri Devi, Mahalakshmi went on to appear in 3 more films, including Oor Panchayathu (1992) and Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam (2014).
Rani Theni was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Devi Sri Devi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mahalakshmi & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deepan Chakravarthy is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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