Jeeva & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jeeva and Ilayaraja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1992 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gundello Godari (2013 — 6.7/10). Films span Onna Irukka Kathukkanum (1992) through Gundello Godari (2013).
The Jeeva & Ilayaraja partnership
After 21 years apart, they came back together for Gundello Godari (2013). They didn't share a set between 1992 and 2013. From Onna Irukka Kathukkanum (1992) to Gundello Godari (2013).
It started with Onna Irukka Kathukkanum (1992).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Onna Irukka Kathukkanum; the 2010s to Gundello Godari. Jeeva acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.7/10.
- Onna Irukka Kathukkanum0
- Gundello Godari
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 21 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, Jeeva had 0 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 74.
Onna Irukka Kathukkanum was Jeeva's acting debut.
After Gundello Godari, Jeeva went on to appear in 17 more films, including Jetty (2022) and Krack (2021).
Before Onna Irukka Kathukkanum, Ilayaraja had starred in 74 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Sami Potta Mudichu (1991).
After Gundello Godari, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 5 more films, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018) and Shamitabh (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jeeva & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
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