Lavanya & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Lavanya and Ilayaraja appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1979 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sethu (1999 — 5.8/10). Films span Devadhai (1979) through Sethu (1999).
The Lavanya & Ilayaraja partnership
After 16 years apart, they came back together for Paattu Padava (1995). They didn't share a set between 1979 and 1995. From Devadhai (1979) to Sethu (1999).
It started with Devadhai (1979). The played out closed with Sethu in 1999.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
- Devadhai0
- Sethu
- Paattu Padava0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 20 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Sethu, Ilayaraja kept going for 53 more films; Lavanya stepped back.
Before Devadhai, Lavanya had starred in 1 film, including Thanikudithanam (1977).
After Sethu, Lavanya went on to appear in 14 more films, including Aethiree (2004) and Pandhayam (2008).
Devadhai was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Sethu, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 53 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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