Selva & Abbas Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Selva and Abbas appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1998 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Guru En Aalu (2009 — 5.5/10). Films span Pooveli (1998) through Guru En Aalu (2009).
The Selva & Abbas partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Guru En Aalu (2009). They didn't share a set between 1998 and 2009. From Pooveli (1998) to Guru En Aalu (2009).
It started with Pooveli (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Pooveli; the 2000s to Guru En Aalu. Selva directed every film; Abbas acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Pooveli
- Guru En Aalu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Pooveli, Selva had directed 5 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Pudhayal (1997).
After Guru En Aalu, Selva went on to direct 3 more films, including Naanga (2012) and Vanangamudi (2017).
Before Pooveli, Abbas had starred in 4 films, including Priya O Priya (1997) and Poochudava (1997).
After Guru En Aalu, Abbas went on to appear in 2 more films, including Happy Raj (2026) and Maaro (2011).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Selva & Abbas's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aarthi is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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