Anandaraj & P. Vasu Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anandaraj and P. Vasu appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1988 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vanna Thamizh Pattu (2000 — 5.7/10). Films span En Thangachi Padichava (1988) through Seema Simham (2002).
The Anandaraj & P. Vasu partnership
They saved their best for last — Vanna Thamizh Pattu (5.7/10) came 12 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From En Thangachi Padichava (1988) to Seema Simham (2002).
The work is uneven: Vanna Thamizh Pattu (5.7) at one end, En Thangachi Padichava (1.0) at the other. The ran closed with Seema Simham in 2002.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to En Thangachi Padichava; the 2000s to Vanna Thamizh Pattu. Anandaraj acted in every film; P. Vasu directed all of them.
Partnership facts
- Anandaraj was a rising villain when P. Vasu cast him as the lead in 'En Thangachi Padichava' (1988). Vasu took a risk — Anandaraj had only played negative roles before. That film became a hit and launched him as a hero.
- In 'Malabar Police' (1999), Vasu wrote Anandaraj's character as a loud, comic cop. Anandaraj leaned into the buffoonery, but Vasu kept reining him in on set — telling him to underplay the punchlines. The result was Anandaraj's most controlled comedy performance.
- Vasu and Anandaraj stayed close even after their films stopped. When Vasu directed the Telugu blockbuster 'Shankar Dada MBBS', he offered Anandaraj a cameo — just so they could work together one more time. Anandaraj flew in for a single day's shoot.
- Their 2000 film 'Vanna Thamizh Pattu' directly inspired the 2003 Tamil comedy 'Thirumalai' — director Ramana copied the entire 'hero meets heroine in a train' sequence beat for beat. Vasu never sued, but he told a magazine he was 'flattered but annoyed'.
- Anandaraj once said in an interview: 'Vasu sir is the only director who made me act like a human being. With others, I was just a villain who shouts. With him, I was a man who laughs.'
6 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 1.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.8/10.
- En Thangachi Padichava
- Kattumarakaran
- Mr. Madras
- Vanna Thamizh Pattu
- Seema Simham
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Seema Simham, Anandaraj kept going for 66 more films; P. Vasu stepped back.
En Thangachi Padichava was Anandaraj's acting debut.
After Seema Simham, Anandaraj went on to appear in 66 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Kanne Kalaimaane (2019).
Before En Thangachi Padichava, P. Vasu had directed 4 films, including Panneer Pushpangal (1981) and Needhiyin Nizhal (1985).
After Seema Simham, P. Vasu went on to direct 15 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Chandramukhi (2005).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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