Rama Narayanan & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rama Narayanan and Ilayaraja appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1982 and 1989. Their highest-rated collaboration was Soorakottai Singakutti (1983 — 6.5/10). Films span Kanne Radha (1982) through Thangamana Purushan (1989).
The Rama Narayanan & Ilayaraja partnership
Between 1982 and 1989, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 7 years. For 7 years, a Rama–Ilayaraja film arrived almost every year. From Kanne Radha (1982) to Thangamana Purushan (1989).
The played out closed with Thangamana Purushan in 1989. It started with Kanne Radha (1982).
The shape of the work
Rama Narayanan directed every film; Ilayaraja scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 1 decade
- Soorakottai Singakutti
- Kanne Radha0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Thangamana Purushan, Ilayaraja kept going for 300 more films; Rama Narayanan stepped back.
Before Kanne Radha, Rama Narayanan had directed 3 films, including Sivappu Malli (1981) and Sumai (1981).
After Thangamana Purushan, Rama Narayanan went on to direct 33 more films, including Vizha (2013) and Kutti Pisasu (2010).
Kanne Radha was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Thangamana Purushan, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 300 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rama Narayanan & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Rama Narayanan & Ilayaraja's films together
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