Devayani & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Devayani and Ilayaraja appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 1996 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poomani (1996 — 7.3/10). Films span Poomani (1996) through Azhagi (2002).
The Devayani & Ilayaraja partnership
10 films across 2 decades
The 1990s brought 7 films together, anchored by Poomani (7.3/10).
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.4/10.
- Poomani
- Thodarum
- Friends
- Azhagi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Devayani's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. When they first worked together, Devayani had 1 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 205.
Before Poomani, Devayani had starred in 1 film, including Thotta Chinungi (1995).
After Azhagi, Devayani went on to appear in 19 more films, including Kiss (2025) and Naani (2004).
Before Poomani, Ilayaraja had starred in 205 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Chinna Vathiyar (1995).
After Azhagi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 32 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Devayani & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manivannan appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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