Rajendran & Ilayaraja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-16 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajendran and Ilayaraja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2003 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pithamagan (2003 — 7.8/10). Films span Pithamagan (2003) through Naan Kadavul (2009).
The Rajendran & Ilayaraja partnership
From Pithamagan (2003) to Naan Kadavul (2009). Pithamagan is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Pithamagan (2003).
2 films across 1 decade
- Pithamagan
- Naan Kadavul
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
When they first worked together, Rajendran had 1 films behind them; Ilayaraja had 268. After Naan Kadavul, Rajendran kept going for 133 more films; Ilayaraja stepped back.
Before Pithamagan, Rajendran had starred in 1 film, including Puthiya Aatchi (1995).
After Naan Kadavul, Rajendran went on to appear in 133 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Vimanam (2023).
Before Pithamagan, Ilayaraja had starred in 268 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Solla Marandha Kadhai (2002).
After Naan Kadavul, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 6 more films, including Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018) and Shamitabh (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajendran & Ilayaraja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Arya is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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