Prabhu & Ponvannan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prabhu and Ponvannan appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1995 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ayan (2009 — 7.2/10). Films span Pasumpon (1995) through Sankarankovil (2011).
The Prabhu & Ponvannan partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Silambattam (2008). They didn't share a set between 1997 and 2008. They saved their best for last — Ayan (7.2/10) came 14 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Pasumpon (1995) to Sankarankovil (2011).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Pasumpon; the 2010s to Sankarankovil. Prabhu acted in every film; Ponvannan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.3/10.
The 2000s brought 2 films together, anchored by Ayan (7.2/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Pasumpon
- Periya Thambi0
- Ayan
- Silambattam
- Sankarankovil0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 16 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, Prabhu had 106 films behind them; Ponvannan had 5. After Sankarankovil, Prabhu kept going for 49 more films; Ponvannan stepped back.
Before Pasumpon, Prabhu had starred in 106 films, including Ninaivu Chinnam (1989) and Uzhavan (1993).
After Sankarankovil, Prabhu went on to appear in 49 more films, including PT Sir (2024) and Kiss (2025).
Before Pasumpon, Ponvannan had starred in 5 films, including Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu (1991) and Karuththamma (1994).
After Sankarankovil, Ponvannan went on to appear in 19 more films, including Kaithi (2019) and Adanga Maru (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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