Sripriya & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 20 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sripriya and Ilayaraja appeared together in 20 Tamil films between 1976 and 1992. Their highest-rated collaboration was Enakkul Oruvan (1984 — 8.5/10). Films span Palootti Valartha Kili (1976) through Pagadai Panirendu (1992).
The Sripriya & Ilayaraja partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. 1978 was their peak — 5 films in twelve months. For 16 years, a Sripriya–Ilayaraja film arrived almost every year.
From Palootti Valartha Kili (1976) to Pagadai Panirendu (1992). Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu (1978, 7.6/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Aval Appadithan; the 1990s to Pagadai Panirendu. Sripriya acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
20 films across 3 decades
The 1970s brought 10 films together, anchored by Aval Appadithan (8.1/10).
The 1980s brought 9 films together, anchored by Enakkul Oruvan (8.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Aval Appadithan
- Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu
- Enakkul Oruvan
- Parvayin Marupakkam
- Pagadai Panirendu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
20 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
57% of Sripriya's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. After Pagadai Panirendu, Ilayaraja kept going for 182 more films; Sripriya stepped back.
Before Palootti Valartha Kili, Sripriya had starred in 8 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Pattikkaattu Raja (1975).
After Pagadai Panirendu, Sripriya went on to appear in 7 more films, including Drushyam (2014) and Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013).
Palootti Valartha Kili was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Pagadai Panirendu, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 182 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sripriya & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kamal Haasan appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead.
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