Ponnambalam & Salim Ghouse Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ponnambalam and Salim Ghouse appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1989 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vetri Vizha (1989 — 3.9/10). Films span Vetri Vizha (1989) through Mugguru Monagallu (1994).
The Ponnambalam & Salim Ghouse partnership
From Vetri Vizha (1989) to Mugguru Monagallu (1994). The ran closed with Mugguru Monagallu in 1994. It started with Vetri Vizha (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Vetri Vizha; the 1990s to Mugguru Monagallu. Ponnambalam acted in every film; Salim Ghouse acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Vetri Vizha
- Mugguru Monagallu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Mugguru Monagallu, Ponnambalam kept going for 55 more films; Salim Ghouse stepped back.
Before Vetri Vizha, Ponnambalam had starred in 1 film, including Kaliyugam (1988).
After Mugguru Monagallu, Ponnambalam went on to appear in 55 more films, including Indian (1996) and Arya (2007).
Before Vetri Vizha, Salim Ghouse had starred in 4 films, including Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1984) and Saaransh (1984).
After Mugguru Monagallu, Salim Ghouse went on to appear in 7 more films, including Chanakya (2005) and Daas (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ponnambalam & Salim Ghouse's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amala Akkineni is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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