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Ilavarasu

Ilavarasu

Actor
24Films
5.7Avg Monk Scoreacross 15 films
4Recommended+of 15
2014–2026Career

Ilavarasu is an Indian cinematographer-turned-actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a cinematographer and worked for 13 films, winning a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for one of them. He, however, became better known as an actor, after he debuted and appeared in pivotal roles in Bharathiraja's and Cheran's films. He first appeared in a minuscule role in Bharathiraja's 1987 film Vedham Pudhidhu, and has since starred in over 50 Tamil films mostly in supporting roles.

Films

Known for

Career arc

Ilavarasu's films, as critics saw them

15 films · Monk Score 0–10

  1. Lingaa (2014): Monk Score 5.8
  2. Jai Bhim (2021): Monk Score 6.8
  3. Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022): Monk Score 5.0
  4. Maaran (2022): Monk Score 4.5
  5. Jana Gana Mana (2022): Monk Score 6.6
  6. Sardar (2022): Monk Score 5.6
  7. DSP (2022): Monk Score 4.2
  8. Vaathi (2023): Monk Score 4.5
  9. Viduthalai: Part I (2023): Monk Score 5.6
  10. Jigarthanda DoubleX (2023): Monk Score 6.2
  11. Raayan (2024): Monk Score 5.6
  12. Meiyazhagan (2024): Monk Score 6.5
  13. MAX (2024): Monk Score 6.3
  14. Thudarum (2025): Monk Score 6.9
  15. Idli Kadai (2025): Monk Score 5.4

Highest: Thudarum 6.9Lowest: DSP 4.24 of 15 Recommended or better

Collaborators

Who Ilavarasu works with

Credits

Filmography

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Acting (24)