Panchu Arunachalam is a writer and producer who works in the Tamil cinema. He was mentored by Kavignar Kannadasan who was his uncle. He has also worked as a songwriter. He started producing films under his production banner named P. A. Arts.
His son Subbu Panchu Arunachalam is an actor in the Tamil film industry. As a writer, he has worked in 100 films. He has also written song lyrics for more than 200 films.
Death
He died in Chennai on 9th, August 2016.