Panchu Arunachalam was born on June 18, 1941, and died on August 9, 2016.

He was an Indian writer and producer who worked in Tamil cinema.

Panchu was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle.

Arunachalam also worked as a songwriter.

Arunachalam started producing films under his production banner named P. A. Arts.

Panchu son Subbu Panchu Arunachalam is an actor in the Tamil film industry.

When he was a writer, he has worked in 100 films.

Panchu Arunachalam has also written song lyrics for more than 200 films.

Panchu Arunachalam passed away at 76 years old, due to cardiac arrest.