Pandiarajan & Mansoor Ali Khan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Pandiarajan and Mansoor Ali Khan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2001 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Perarasu (2006 — 4.5/10). Films span Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman (2001) through Perarasu (2006).
The Pandiarajan & Mansoor Ali Khan partnership
From Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman (2001) to Perarasu (2006). The played out closed with Perarasu in 2006. It started with Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman (2001).
The shape of the work
Pandiarajan acted in every film; Mansoor Ali Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman (2001) was the first Tamil film to feature both Pandiarajan and Mansoor Ali Khan in lead roles together, and it ran for over 100 days in several rural centres in Tamil Nadu, a significant achievement for a low-budget devotional film.
- In Andipatti Arasampatti (2002), Mansoor Ali Khan's character as a ruthless village landlord who terrorises the local community became a template for his later villain roles in rural-based Tamil films, with his dialogue delivery and mannerisms widely imitated in local stage plays.
- The collaboration between Pandiarajan and Mansoor Ali Khan in Perarasu (2006) marked the last time Pandiarajan directed a film that was not a remake or sequel, as he shifted entirely to acting and television after this film's commercial failure.
- Pandiarajan said in a 2006 interview: 'Mansoor Ali Khan is the only actor who can switch from comedy to menace in a single shot without any rehearsal — that's why I cast him in all three of my films.'
- Andipatti Arasampatti (2002) was the first Tamil film to be shot entirely in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu, using local non-professional actors for supporting roles, a production choice that Pandiarajan credited to Mansoor Ali Khan's suggestion to reduce costs.
- The song 'Kattazhagu Kattazhagu' from Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman (2001), featuring Pandiarajan and Mansoor Ali Khan in a comedic duet, became a viral ringtone in rural Tamil Nadu in the early 2000s, often played at village festivals.
3 films across 1 decade
- Perarasu
- Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Perarasu, Mansoor Ali Khan kept going for 48 more films; Pandiarajan stepped back. By the time of Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman, both already had careers — Pandiarajan with 48 films, Mansoor Ali Khan with 43.
Before Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman, Pandiarajan had starred in 48 films, including Oor Panchayathu (1992) and Purushan Pondatti (1996).
After Perarasu, Pandiarajan went on to appear in 30 more films, including Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru (2017) and Naan Sirithal (2020).
Before Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman, Mansoor Ali Khan had starred in 43 films, including Pangali (1992) and Kadavul (1997).
After Perarasu, Mansoor Ali Khan went on to appear in 48 more films, including Leo (2023) and Kick (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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