R. Madhavan & Santhana Bharathi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. Madhavan and Santhana Bharathi appeared together in 2 Tamil films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Anbe Sivam (2003 — 8.2/10). Films span Anbe Sivam (2003) through Nala Damayanthi (2003).
The R. Madhavan & Santhana Bharathi partnership
One film towers over the rest: Anbe Sivam at 8.2/10. From Anbe Sivam (2003) to Nala Damayanthi (2003). It started with Anbe Sivam (2003).
Anbe Sivam is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Nala Damayanthi in 2003.
The shape of the work
R. Madhavan acted in every film; Santhana Bharathi acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Anbe Sivam
- Nala Damayanthi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Nala Damayanthi, R. Madhavan kept going for 52 more films; Santhana Bharathi stepped back. By the time of Anbe Sivam, both already had careers — R. Madhavan with 10 films, Santhana Bharathi with 23.
Before Anbe Sivam, R. Madhavan had starred in 10 films, including Run (2002) and Ennavale (2000).
After Nala Damayanthi, R. Madhavan went on to appear in 52 more films, including Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022) and Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022).
Before Anbe Sivam, Santhana Bharathi had starred in 23 films, including Panneer Pushpangal (1981) and Poovizhi Raja (1988).
After Nala Damayanthi, Santhana Bharathi went on to appear in 36 more films, including Vikram (2022) and Unnaipol Oruvan (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of R. Madhavan & Santhana Bharathi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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