Santhana Bharathi & Ponvannan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhana Bharathi and Ponvannan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1998 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Porkkalam (2010 — 6.5/10). Films span Velai (1998) through Porkkalam (2010).
The Santhana Bharathi & Ponvannan partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Porkkalam (2010). They didn't share a set between 1998 and 2010. From Velai (1998) to Porkkalam (2010).
It started with Velai (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Velai; the 2010s to Porkkalam. Santhana Bharathi acted in every film; Ponvannan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.9/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Velai
- Porkkalam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Velai, both already had careers — Santhana Bharathi with 18 films, Ponvannan with 11.
Before Velai, Santhana Bharathi had starred in 18 films, including Panneer Pushpangal (1981) and Poovizhi Raja (1988).
After Porkkalam, Santhana Bharathi went on to appear in 24 more films, including Vikram (2022) and Maasi (2012).
Before Velai, Ponvannan had starred in 11 films, including Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu (1991) and Senathipathi (1996).
After Porkkalam, Ponvannan went on to appear in 24 more films, including Kaithi (2019) and Adanga Maru (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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