Santhana Bharathi & R. S. Shivaji Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhana Bharathi and R. S. Shivaji appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1994 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Anbe Sivam (2003 — 8.2/10). Films span Vietnam Colony (1994) through Plan Panni Pannanum (2021).
The Santhana Bharathi & R. S. Shivaji partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Plan Panni Pannanum (2021). They didn't share a set between 2009 and 2021. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Vietnam Colony (1994) to Plan Panni Pannanum (2021). Eenadu (2009, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Vietnam Colony; the 2020s to Plan Panni Pannanum. Santhana Bharathi acted in every film; R. S. Shivaji acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Anbe Sivam (8.2/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
- Vietnam Colony
- Anbe Sivam
- Unnaipol Oruvan
- Plan Panni Pannanum
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 27 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
42% of R. S. Shivaji's screen credits are with Santhana Bharathi.
Before Vietnam Colony, Santhana Bharathi had starred in 10 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 Vietnam Colony, R. S. Shivaji had starred in 1 film, including Kalaignan (1993).
After Plan Panni Pannanum, R. S. Shivaji went on to appear in 6 more films, including Gargi (2022) and Gargi (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhana Bharathi & R. S. Shivaji's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kamal Haasan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Kamal Haasan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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