Panchu Arunachalam & Rajasekhar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Panchu Arunachalam and Rajasekhar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1989 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dharma Dorai (1991 — 4.9/10). Films span Mappillai (1989) through Dharma Dorai (1991).
The Panchu Arunachalam & Rajasekhar partnership
From Mappillai (1989) to Dharma Dorai (1991). The ran closed with Dharma Dorai in 1991. It started with Mappillai (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Mappillai; the 1990s to Dharma Dorai. Panchu Arunachalam wrote every film; Rajasekhar directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
- Mappillai
- Dharma Dorai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Mappillai, both already had careers — Panchu Arunachalam with 19 films, Rajasekhar with 21.
Before Mappillai, Panchu Arunachalam had starred in 19 films, including Priya (1978) and Kalyanaraman (1979).
After Dharma Dorai, Panchu Arunachalam went on to appear in 9 more films, including Mayabazar (1995) and Kalikaalam (1992).
Before Mappillai, Rajasekhar had directed 21 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Koolikaran (1987).
After Dharma Dorai, Rajasekhar went on to direct 14 more films, including Mahankali (2013) and Simha Raasi (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Panchu Arunachalam & Rajasekhar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nizhalgal Ravi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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