Soori & Black Pandi Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Soori and Black Pandi appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2011 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Paagan (2012 — 5.7/10). Films span Velayudham (2011) through Poojai (2014).
The Soori & Black Pandi partnership
Between 2011 and 2014, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 3 years. From Velayudham (2011) to Poojai (2014). It started with Velayudham (2011).
The shape of the work
Soori acted in every film; Black Pandi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Soori was a struggling comedian when Black Pandi cast him in Velayudham (2011) — Pandi saw him in a small stage show and insisted to the director that Soori get a proper role, not just a walk-on.
- In Paagan (2012), Soori improvised a whole scene where his character tries to teach Black Pandi's character how to flirt — Pandi kept a straight face while Soori ad-libbed for three minutes. The director kept the first take.
- During Jilla (2014) shoot, Soori and Black Pandi shared a room in a small lodge in Tirunelveli for 45 days. They'd rehearse dialogues at 2 AM, waking up the crew. The production manager had to shift them to separate rooms.
- Their comic track in Poojai (2014) — where Soori plays a terrified sidekick and Black Pandi a deadpan thug — directly inspired the character dynamic in the 2016 web series 'Thaikkum Oru Thaai' on a local OTT platform.
- Black Pandi once told a magazine: 'Soori is the only actor who made me laugh so hard I forgot my lines. In Jilla, I ruined four takes because of him.'
4 films across 1 decade
- Paagan
- Velayudham
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Black Pandi's screen credits are with Soori. After Poojai, Soori kept going for 53 more films; Black Pandi stepped back.
Before Velayudham, Soori had starred in 9 films, including Kaadhal (2004) and Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009).
After Poojai, Soori went on to appear in 53 more films, including Rajini Murugan (2016) and Viduthalai (2023).
Before Velayudham, Black Pandi had starred in 4 films, including Angaadi Theru (2010) and Ghilli (2004).
After Poojai, Black Pandi went on to appear in 4 more films, including Thiruttu Rail (2015) and Kanavu Variyam (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Soori & Black Pandi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Pandi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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