Venniradai Moorthy & Anju Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Venniradai Moorthy and Anju appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1982 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Azhagiya Kanne (1982 — 6.8/10). Films span Azhagiya Kanne (1982) through Arangetra Velai (1990).
The Venniradai Moorthy & Anju partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Arangetra Velai (1990). They didn't share a set between 1982 and 1990. From Azhagiya Kanne (1982) to Arangetra Velai (1990).
The ran closed with Arangetra Velai in 1990. It started with Azhagiya Kanne (1982).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Azhagiya Kanne; the 1990s to Arangetra Velai. Venniradai Moorthy acted in every film; Anju 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 3.6/10.
- Azhagiya Kanne
- Arangetra Velai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Anju's screen credits are with Venniradai Moorthy. After Arangetra Velai, Venniradai Moorthy kept going for 66 more films; Anju stepped back.
Before Azhagiya Kanne, Venniradai Moorthy had starred in 21 films, including Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979) and Mullum Malarum (1978).
After Arangetra Velai, Venniradai Moorthy went on to appear in 66 more films, including Pangali (1992) and Sangamam (1999).
Azhagiya Kanne was Anju's acting debut.
After Arangetra Velai, Anju went on to appear in 4 more films, including Naan Pogum Paadhai (1991) and Agnipaarvai (1992).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Venniradai Moorthy & Anju's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
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