Anjena Kirti & Subbu Panchu Arunachalam Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anjena Kirti and Subbu Panchu Arunachalam appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2014 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings (2016 — 6.8/10). Films span Azhagiya Pandipuram (2014) through RK Nagar (2020).
The Anjena Kirti & Subbu Panchu Arunachalam partnership
From Azhagiya Pandipuram (2014) to RK Nagar (2020). It started with Azhagiya Pandipuram (2014).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings; the 2020s to RK Nagar. Anjena Kirti acted in every film; Subbu Panchu Arunachalam acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Subbu Panchu Arunachalam cast Anjena Kirti in 'Azhagiya Pandipuram' (2014) after seeing her in a short film. He later said he picked her because she had 'the right mix of innocence and fire' for the village role.
- In 'Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings' (2016), Subbu wrote Anjena's character specifically to be the calm anchor to his chaotic cricket captain. She would slow down his rapid-fire dialogue delivery with just a look — a trick they rehearsed for hours before each scene.
- Their hit film 'RK Nagar' (2020) directly launched the career of director Sarjun KM. Subbu and Anjena both agreed to work with a first-time filmmaker on the condition that he rewrite the female lead's arc — which he did, and it became the film's most praised element.
- On the sets of all three films, Subbu and Anjena had a running bet: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy the other a box of 'Mysore Pak' from the local sweet shop. Anjena lost every single time.
- Anjena Kirti once said in an interview: 'Subbu doesn't just act with you — he wrestles with you in the scene. He pushes you to fight back. If you don't, the scene dies.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
- Azhagiya Pandipuram0
- RK Nagar0
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
Azhagiya Pandipuram was Anjena Kirti's acting debut.
Before Azhagiya Pandipuram, Subbu Panchu Arunachalam had starred in 5 films, including Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013) and Kalakalappu (2012).
After RK Nagar, Subbu Panchu Arunachalam went on to appear in 12 more films, including Baba Black Sheep (2023) and 3BHK (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anjena Kirti & Subbu Panchu Arunachalam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aravind Akash is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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