Pandu & S. J. Surya Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Pandu and S. J. Surya appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1999 and 2005. Their highest-rated collaboration was Anbe Aaruyire (2005 — 6.5/10). Films span Vaali (1999) through Anbe Aaruyire (2005).
The Pandu & S. J. Surya partnership
From Vaali (1999) to Anbe Aaruyire (2005). The ran closed with Anbe Aaruyire in 2005. It started with Vaali (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Vaali; the 2000s to Anbe Aaruyire. Never on the same side of the camera — Pandu actor, S. J. Surya director, across all 2 films.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Vaali
- Anbe Aaruyire
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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 63 films behind them; S. J. Surya had 2.
Before Vaali, Pandu had starred in 63 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Mayabazar (1995).
After Anbe Aaruyire, Pandu went on to appear in 33 more films, including Pokkiri (2007) and Thoonga Nagaram (2011).
Before Vaali, S. J. Surya had directed 2 films, including Aasai (1995) and Nethiyadi (1988).
After Anbe Aaruyire, S. J. Surya went on to direct 38 more films, including Jigarthanda Double X (2023) and Jigarthanda Double X (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Pandu & S. J. Surya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
A. R. Rahman is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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