Shobana & Annapoorna Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shobana and Annapoorna appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1989 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai (1989 — 6.8/10). Films span Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai (1989) through Appula Appa Rao (1991).
The Shobana & Annapoorna partnership
From Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai (1989) to Appula Appa Rao (1991). The ran closed with Appula Appa Rao in 1991. It started with Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai; the 1990s to Appula Appa Rao. Shobana acted in every film; Annapoorna acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
- Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai
- Appula Appa Rao
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Appula Appa Rao, Annapoorna kept going for 46 more films; Shobana stepped back.
Before Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai, Shobana had starred in 3 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Idhu Namma Aalu (1988).
After Appula Appa Rao, Shobana went on to appear in 12 more films, including Thurai Mugam (1996) and Apna Asmaan (2007).
Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai was Annapoorna's acting debut.
After Appula Appa Rao, Annapoorna went on to appear in 46 more films, including Thank You Brother! (2021) and O Saathiya (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shobana & Annapoorna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Babu Mohan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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