Santhana Bharathi & Yuvan Shankar Raja Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhana Bharathi and Yuvan Shankar Raja appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1998 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pattiyal (2006 — 7.1/10). Films span Velai (1998) through Plan Panni Pannanum (2021).
The Santhana Bharathi & Yuvan Shankar Raja partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings (2016). Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. They didn't share a set between 2007 and 2016.
From Velai (1998) to Plan Panni Pannanum (2021). The work is uneven: Pattiyal (7.1) at one end, Velai (2.9) at the other.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Velai; the 2020s to Plan Panni Pannanum. Santhana Bharathi acted in every film; Yuvan Shankar Raja scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 4 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.9/10.
The 2000s brought 2 films together, anchored by Pattiyal (7.1/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
- Velai
- Pattiyal
- Machakaaran
- Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
- Plan Panni Pannanum
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 23 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Plan Panni Pannanum, Yuvan Shankar Raja kept going for 28 more films; Santhana Bharathi stepped back.
Before Velai, Santhana Bharathi had starred in 18 films, including Panneer Pushpangal (1981) and Poovizhi Raja (1988).
After Plan Panni Pannanum, Santhana Bharathi went on to appear in 6 more films, including Vikram (2022) and Aaromaley (2025).
Before Velai, Yuvan Shankar Raja had starred in 1 film, including Aravindhan (1997).
After Plan Panni Pannanum, Yuvan Shankar Raja went on to appear in 28 more films, including Love Today (2022) and Maamanithan (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhana Bharathi & Yuvan Shankar Raja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Santhana Bharathi & Yuvan Shankar Raja's films together
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