Visu & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Visu and Ilayaraja appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 1985 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Veedu (1988 — 8.4/10). Films span Ketti Melam (1985) through Kakkai Siraginilae (2000).
The Visu & Ilayaraja partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Ketti Melam (1985) to Kakkai Siraginilae (2000). The work is uneven: Veedu (8.4) at one end, Uzhaippali (4.2) at the other.
Kakkai Siraginilae (2000, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Veedu is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Veedu; the 2000s to Kakkai Siraginilae. Visu acted in every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
8 films across 3 decades
The 1980s brought 3 films together, anchored by Veedu (8.4/10).
The 1990s brought 4 films together, anchored by Mayabazar (7.5/10).
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kakkai Siraginilae (7.5/10).
- Veedu
- Mr. Bharath
- Mayabazar
- Mannan
- Kakkai Siraginilae
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kakkai Siraginilae, Ilayaraja kept going for 44 more films; Visu stepped back.
Before Ketti Melam, Visu had starred in 17 films, including Manal Kayiru (1982) and Thillu Mullu (1981).
After Kakkai Siraginilae, Visu went on to appear in 14 more films, including Thithikudhe (2003) and Ji (2005).
Ketti Melam was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Kakkai Siraginilae, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 44 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Visu & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Goundamani appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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