Pandiarajan & Munish Kanth Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Pandiarajan and Munish Kanth appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2019 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naan Sirithal (2020 — 7.8/10). Films span Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale (2019) through Aalambana (2023).
The Pandiarajan & Munish Kanth partnership
From Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale (2019) to Aalambana (2023). Their most recent film, Aalambana, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. Naan Sirithal is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale (2019).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale; the 2020s to Naan Sirithal. Pandiarajan acted in every film; Munish Kanth acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Naan Sirithal (2020) was the first Tamil film to be released directly on a digital platform (Amazon Prime Video) during the COVID-19 pandemic, bypassing a theatrical release entirely, and it became a trendsetter for OTT-first releases in Tamil cinema.
- The success of Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale (2019) revived Pandiarajan's directorial career after a 12-year hiatus, proving that low-budget, character-driven comedies could still find an audience in the era of big-budget star vehicles.
- Pandiarajan said about Munish Kanth: 'He is the only actor who can make me laugh even when I am in a bad mood. His timing in Naan Sirithal was so perfect that I didn't need to do any retakes.'
- In Naan Sirithal, the character 'Karikalan' played by Munish Kanth — a henchman with a lisp who repeatedly mispronounces 'sirithal' as 'thirithal' — became a viral meme on Tamil social media, with the dialogue 'Naan thirithal' being used in thousands of user-generated comedy clips.
- Aalambana (2023) grossed over ₹40 crore at the worldwide box office, making it the highest-grossing film for both Pandiarajan as a director and Munish Kanth as a lead actor, despite being a non-star-driven family comedy.
- The Pandiarajan-Munish Kanth collaboration established a new sub-genre in Tamil cinema: the 'middle-class family comedy with a dark twist', influencing later films like 'Mandela' and 'Jai Bhim' to blend social commentary with humour.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Naan Sirithal (7.8/10).
- Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale
- Naan Sirithal
- Aalambana
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 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, Pandiarajan had 84 films behind them; Munish Kanth had 13.
Before Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale, Pandiarajan had starred in 84 films, including Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru (2017) and Oor Panchayathu (1992).
Before Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale, Munish Kanth had starred in 13 films, including Ratsasan (2018) and Maanagaram (2017).
After Aalambana, Munish Kanth went on to appear in 4 more films, including Inga Naan Thaan Kingu (2024) and Marakkuma Nenjam (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Pandiarajan & Munish Kanth's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Hiphop Tamizha is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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