Nizhalgal Ravi & Panchu Arunachalam Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nizhalgal Ravi and Panchu Arunachalam appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1989 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kalikaalam (1992 — 6.5/10). Films span Mappillai (1989) through Vanaja Girija (1994).
The Nizhalgal Ravi & Panchu Arunachalam partnership
Between 1989 and 1994, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 5 years. 1992 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 5 years, a Nizhalgal–Panchu film arrived almost every year.
From Mappillai (1989) to Vanaja Girija (1994). The ran closed with Vanaja Girija in 1994.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Mappillai; the 1990s to Kalikaalam. Panchu Arunachalam screenplay in some, director in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- Mappillai
- Kalikaalam
- Singaravelan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 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
After Vanaja Girija, Nizhalgal Ravi kept going for 115 more films; Panchu Arunachalam stepped back. By the time of Mappillai, both already had careers — Nizhalgal Ravi with 29 films, Panchu Arunachalam with 19.
Before Mappillai, Nizhalgal Ravi had starred in 29 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Mann Vasanai (1983).
After Vanaja Girija, Nizhalgal Ravi went on to appear in 115 more films, including Indian (1996) and Ratsasan (2018).
Before Mappillai, Panchu Arunachalam had starred in 19 films, including Priya (1978) and Kalyanaraman (1979).
After Vanaja Girija, Panchu Arunachalam went on to appear in 4 more films, including Mayabazar (1995) and Chanakya (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nizhalgal Ravi & Panchu Arunachalam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 6 of their 6 films. Ilayaraja scored 6 of them. Vivek appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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