Vaiyapuri & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vaiyapuri and Ilayaraja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2000 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vishwa Thulasi (2004 — 5.5/10). Films span Ilayavan (2000) through Vishwa Thulasi (2004).
The Vaiyapuri & Ilayaraja partnership
From Ilayavan (2000) to Vishwa Thulasi (2004). The ran closed with Vishwa Thulasi in 2004. It started with Ilayavan (2000).
2 films across 1 decade
- Vishwa Thulasi
- Ilayavan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 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, Vaiyapuri had 12 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 247. After Vishwa Thulasi, Vaiyapuri kept going for 55 more films; Ilayaraja stepped back.
Before Ilayavan, Vaiyapuri had starred in 12 films, including Ooty (1999) and Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998).
After Vishwa Thulasi, Vaiyapuri went on to appear in 55 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Thalaikoothal (2023).
Before Ilayavan, Ilayaraja had starred in 247 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Mugam (1999).
After Vishwa Thulasi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 26 more films, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018) and Naan Kadavul (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vaiyapuri & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Delhi Ganesh is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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