Santhosh Narayanan & Kaali Venkat Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhosh Narayanan and Kaali Venkat appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 2013 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sarpatta Parambarai (2021 — 8.3/10). Films span Pizza 2: The Villa (2013) through Thalaivan Thalaivii (2025).
The Santhosh Narayanan & Kaali Venkat partnership
2016 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. From Pizza 2: The Villa (2013) to Thalaivan Thalaivii (2025). Iraivi (2016, 7.6/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
Their most recent film, Thalaivan Thalaivii, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. Sarpatta Parambarai is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 71% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Irudhi Suttru; the 2020s to Sarpatta Parambarai. Santhosh Narayanan music composer in some, original music composer in others.
7 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 5 films together, anchored by Irudhi Suttru (7.6/10).
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Sarpatta Parambarai (8.3/10).
- Irudhi Suttru
- Iraivi
- Sarpatta Parambarai
- Thalaivan Thalaivii
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
58% of Santhosh Narayanan's screen credits are with Kaali Venkat.
Before Pizza 2: The Villa, Santhosh Narayanan had starred in 2 films, including Attakathi (2012) and Pizza (2012).
After Thalaivan Thalaivii, Santhosh Narayanan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026) and Seyon (2026).
Before Pizza 2: The Villa, Kaali Venkat had starred in 5 films, including Mouna Guru (2011) and Thadaiyara Thaakka (2012).
After Thalaivan Thalaivii, Kaali Venkat went on to appear in 6 more films, including Karuppu (2026) and Parasakthi (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhosh Narayanan & Kaali Venkat's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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