Pandu & Thangar Bachan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Pandu and Thangar Bachan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1996 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadhal Kottai (1996 — 5.8/10). Films span Kadhal Kottai (1996) through Azhagi (2002).
The Pandu & Thangar Bachan partnership
From Kadhal Kottai (1996) to Azhagi (2002). The played out closed with Azhagi in 2002. It started with Kadhal Kottai (1996).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kadhal Kottai; the 2000s to Azhagi. Never on the same side of the camera — Pandu actor, Thangar Bachan director of photography, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
- Kadhal Kottai
- Kaadhale Nimmadhi
- Azhagi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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, Pandu had 37 films behind them; Thangar Bachan had 0. After Azhagi, Pandu kept going for 41 more films; Thangar Bachan stepped back.
Before Kadhal Kottai, Pandu had starred in 37 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Mayabazar (1995).
After Azhagi, Pandu went on to appear in 41 more films, including Meesai Madhavan (2004) and Ghilli (2004).
Kadhal Kottai was Thangar Bachan's acting debut.
After Azhagi, Thangar Bachan went on to appear in 11 more films, including Pallikoodam (2007) and Periyar (2007).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Pandu & Thangar Bachan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Devayani is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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