Bharathiraja & D. Imman Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bharathiraja and D. Imman appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1980 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Namma Veettu Pillai (2019 — 6.1/10). Films span Valli Mayil (1980) through Namma Veettu Pillai (2019).
The Bharathiraja & D. Imman partnership
After 39 years apart, they came back together for Kennedy Club (2019). They didn't share a set between 1980 and 2019. From Valli Mayil (1980) to Namma Veettu Pillai (2019).
It started with Valli Mayil (1980).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Valli Mayil; the 2010s to Namma Veettu Pillai. Never on the same side of the camera — Bharathiraja actor, D. Imman music composer, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.0/10.
- Valli Mayil0
- Namma Veettu Pillai
- Kennedy Club
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 39 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Valli Mayil, Bharathiraja had starred in 6 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Niram Maaratha Pookkal (1979).
After Namma Veettu Pillai, Bharathiraja went on to appear in 14 more films, including Thiruchitrambalam (2022) and Kalvan (2024).
Valli Mayil was D. Imman's acting debut.
After Namma Veettu Pillai, D. Imman went on to appear in 22 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Poikkal Kudhirai (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Bharathiraja & D. Imman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Samuthirakani is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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