Tanikella Bharani & Ponnambalam Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Ponnambalam appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2004 and 2005. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ghilli (2004 — 7.3/10). Films span Ghilli (2004) through Allari Pidugu (2005).
The Tanikella Bharani & Ponnambalam partnership
From Ghilli (2004) to Allari Pidugu (2005). Ghilli is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Allari Pidugu in 2005.
It started with Ghilli (2004).
The shape of the work
Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Ponnambalam acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Ghilli
- Allari Pidugu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Allari Pidugu, Tanikella Bharani kept going for 174 more films; Ponnambalam stepped back. By the time of Ghilli, both already had careers — Tanikella Bharani with 61 films, Ponnambalam with 55.
Before Ghilli, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 61 films, including Dongodu (2003) and Satyam (2003).
After Allari Pidugu, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 174 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Drushyam 2 (2021).
Before Ghilli, Ponnambalam had starred in 55 films, including Indian (1996) and Nila (1994).
After Allari Pidugu, Ponnambalam went on to appear in 18 more films, including Arya (2007) and Nagaram Marupakkam (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tanikella Bharani & Ponnambalam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aadukalam Murugadoss is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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