Santhana Bharathi & Deva Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhana Bharathi and Deva appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1995 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadal Pookkal (2001 — 6.4/10). Films span Seethanam (1995) through Kadal Pookkal (2001).
The Santhana Bharathi & Deva partnership
Between 1995 and 2001, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Santhana–Deva film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Kadal Pookkal (6.4/10) came 6 years in.
From Seethanam (1995) to Kadal Pookkal (2001). The spanned closed with Kadal Pookkal in 2001.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham; the 2000s to Kadal Pookkal. Santhana Bharathi acted in every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.8/10.
- Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham
- Tamizh Selvan
- Kadal Pookkal
- Vaanavil
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Santhana Bharathi had 13 films behind them; Deva had 82.
Before Seethanam, Santhana Bharathi had starred in 13 films, including Panneer Pushpangal (1981) and Poovizhi Raja (1988).
After Kadal Pookkal, Santhana Bharathi went on to appear in 38 more films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Vikram (2022).
Before Seethanam, Deva had starred in 82 films, including Thai Maaman (1994) and Nila (1994).
After Kadal Pookkal, Deva went on to appear in 50 more films, including Virumbugiren (2002) and Engal Anna (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhana Bharathi & Deva's professional partnership
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