Anandaraj & Napoleon Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anandaraj and Napoleon appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1994 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pokkiri (2007 — 6.9/10). Films span Thozhar Pandian (1994) through Vallavanukkum Vallavan (2023).
The Anandaraj & Napoleon partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Pokkiri (2007). They didn't share a set between 1994 and 2007. Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Thozhar Pandian (1994) to Vallavanukkum Vallavan (2023). Their most recent film, Vallavanukkum Vallavan, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Thozhar Pandian; the 2020s to Vallavanukkum Vallavan. Anandaraj acted in every film; Napoleon acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Thozhar Pandian (1994), director R. K. Selvamani cast Anandaraj as the villain and Napoleon as the hero. They had never shared screen space before. The film's title literally means 'Friend Brother' — and it set the template for their on-screen rivalry.
- In Pokkiri (2007), Anandaraj played the main villain and Napoleon played a supporting cop. Their only face-off scene lasts barely three minutes, but it's the one Tamil audiences still quote — because Napoleon's character slaps Anandaraj mid-dialogue, breaking the usual villain-hero power balance.
- The 2023 Vallavanukkum Vallavan is a direct sequel to the 2017 film of the same name — but with a twist: the 2017 version had Napoleon as the villain and Anandaraj as the hero. The 2023 version swapped their roles. No other Tamil actor pair has done a role-swap sequel like this.
- Napoleon once said in an interview that Anandaraj would call him 'Thambi' (younger brother) on set, even though Anandaraj is only a few years older. They never hung out outside shoots, but on set they had a running joke: whoever got the better dialogue in a scene had to buy the other biryani.
4 films across 4 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.9/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Thozhar Pandian
- Pokkiri
- Vallavanukkum Vallavan0
- Vallavanukkum Vallavan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 29 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Thozhar Pandian, both already had careers — Anandaraj with 22 films, Napoleon with 12.
Before Thozhar Pandian, Anandaraj had starred in 22 films, including Pattukku Naan Adimai (1990) and Thaimel Aanai (1988).
After Vallavanukkum Vallavan, Anandaraj went on to appear in 8 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026).
Before Thozhar Pandian, Napoleon had starred in 12 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Thalaivaasal (1992).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anandaraj & Napoleon's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Appukutty is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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