Rajinikanth & Panchu Arunachalam Movies Together List — 13 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Panchu Arunachalam appeared together in 13 Tamil films between 1977 and 1992. Their highest-rated collaboration was Priya (1978 — 7.8/10). Films span Gaayathri (1977) through Pandiyan (1992).
The Rajinikanth & Panchu Arunachalam partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. For 15 years, a Rajinikanth–Panchu film arrived almost every year. From Gaayathri (1977) to Pandiyan (1992).
Kazhugu (1981, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. The ran closed with Pandiyan in 1992.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 62% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Priya; the 1990s to Dharma Dorai. Panchu Arunachalam screenplay in some, producer in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
13 films across 3 decades
The 1970s brought 3 films together, anchored by Priya (7.8/10).
The 1980s brought 8 films together, anchored by Kazhugu (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.5/10.
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- Gaayathri0
- Kazhugu
- Pokkiri Raja
- Dharma Dorai
- Pandiyan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
13 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
65% of Panchu Arunachalam's screen credits are with Rajinikanth. After Pandiyan, Rajinikanth kept going for 33 more films; Panchu Arunachalam stepped back.
Before Gaayathri, Rajinikanth had starred in 2 films, including Apoorva Raagangal (1975) and Moondru Mudichu (1976).
After Pandiyan, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 33 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Before Gaayathri, Panchu Arunachalam had starred in 2 films, including Annakili (1976) and Uravu Solla Oruvan (1975).
After Pandiyan, Panchu Arunachalam went on to appear in 5 more films, including Mayabazar (1995) and Chanakya (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Panchu Arunachalam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 12 of their 13 films. Ilayaraja scored 12 of them. They worked with the same 6 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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