Vaibhav Reddy & Subbu Panchu Arunachalam Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vaibhav Reddy and Subbu Panchu Arunachalam appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings (2016 — 6.8/10). Films span Aranmanai 2 (2016) through RK Nagar (2020).
The Vaibhav Reddy & Subbu Panchu Arunachalam partnership
From Aranmanai 2 (2016) to RK Nagar (2020). It started with Aranmanai 2 (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings; the 2020s to RK Nagar. Vaibhav Reddy acted in every film; Subbu Panchu Arunachalam acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Subbu Panchu Arunachalam cast Vaibhav in 'Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings' after seeing his comic timing in 'Soodhu Kavvum'. Vaibhav was the first actor Subbu locked for the sequel — before even finalizing the script.
- On the sets of 'Aranmanai 2', Subbu realized Vaibhav could improvise horror-comedy beats on the spot. He started writing extra gag scenes just for Vaibhav — the film's funniest moments were all last-minute additions between takes.
- Their third film 'RK Nagar' (2020) became a sleeper hit during the pandemic. It directly inspired a wave of small-town political comedies in Tamil OTT space — including 'Mookuthi Amman' and 'Mandela'.
- Vaibhav and Subbu are childhood friends from the same neighbourhood in Chennai. They grew up playing cricket together — which is why the cricket comedy 'Chennai 600028 II' felt like a reunion project, not a professional gig.
- Vaibhav said about Subbu: 'He knows exactly when to let me go wild and when to rein me in. That's rare — most directors either control you too much or give zero feedback.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
- Aranmanai 2
- RK Nagar0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Aranmanai 2, Vaibhav Reddy had starred in 19 films, including Mankatha (2011) and Mankatha (2011).
After RK Nagar, Vaibhav Reddy went on to appear in 8 more films, including Buffoon (2022) and Kaatteri (2022).
Before Aranmanai 2, Subbu Panchu Arunachalam had starred in 7 films, including Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013) and Kalakalappu (2012).
After RK Nagar, Subbu Panchu Arunachalam went on to appear in 12 more films, including Baba Black Sheep (2023) and 3BHK (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vaibhav Reddy & Subbu Panchu Arunachalam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anjena Kirti is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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