Anandaraj & Abbas Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anandaraj and Abbas appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1998 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pooveli (1998 — 4.2/10). Films span Pooveli (1998) through Kadhaludan (2003).
The Anandaraj & Abbas partnership
From Pooveli (1998) to Kadhaludan (2003). The played out closed with Kadhaludan in 2003. It started with Pooveli (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Pooveli; the 2000s to Kadhaludan. Anandaraj acted in every film; Abbas acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
- Pooveli
- Malabar Police0
- Kadhaludan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 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, Anandaraj had 41 films behind them; Abbas had 4. After Kadhaludan, Anandaraj kept going for 59 more films; Abbas stepped back.
Before Pooveli, Anandaraj had starred in 41 films, including Nandhavana Theru (1995) and Pattukku Naan Adimai (1990).
After Kadhaludan, Anandaraj went on to appear in 59 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Kanne Kalaimaane (2019).
Before Pooveli, Abbas had starred in 4 films, including Priya O Priya (1997) and Poochudava (1997).
After Kadhaludan, Abbas went on to appear in 16 more films, including Azhagiya Theeye (2004) and Thiruttu Payale (2006).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anandaraj & Abbas's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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