Abbas & Kathir Subbiah Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Abbas and Kathir Subbiah appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1996 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadhal Virus (2002 — 6.4/10). Films span Kadhal Desam (1996) through Kadhal Virus (2002).
The Abbas & Kathir Subbiah partnership
From Kadhal Desam (1996) to Kadhal Virus (2002). The ran closed with Kadhal Virus in 2002. It started with Kadhal Desam (1996).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kadhal Desam; the 2000s to Kadhal Virus. Abbas acted in every film; Kathir Subbiah directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Kadhal Desam
- Kadhal Virus
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kadhal Virus, Abbas kept going for 21 more films; Kathir Subbiah stepped back.
Kadhal Desam was Abbas's acting debut.
After Kadhal Virus, Abbas went on to appear in 21 more films, including Azhagiya Theeye (2004) and Thiruttu Payale (2006).
Before Kadhal Desam, Kathir Subbiah had directed 2 films, including Uzhavan (1993) and Idhayam (1991).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Abbas & Kathir Subbiah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
A. R. Rahman is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
