Santhosh Narayanan & Joju George Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhosh Narayanan and Joju George appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2021 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Buffoon (2022 — 7.6/10). Films span Jagame Thandhiram (2021) through Retro (2025).
The Santhosh Narayanan & Joju George partnership
From Jagame Thandhiram (2021) to Retro (2025). Their most recent film, Retro, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. Buffoon is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Jagame Thandhiram (2021).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Santhosh Narayanan original music composer, Joju George actor, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Buffoon
- Retro
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
60% of Joju George's screen credits are with Santhosh Narayanan.
Before Jagame Thandhiram, Santhosh Narayanan had starred in 28 films, including Pariyerum Perumal (2018) and Otha Seruppu Size 7 (2019).
After Retro, Santhosh Narayanan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026) and Seyon (2026).
Jagame Thandhiram was Joju George's acting debut.
After Retro, Joju George went on to appear in 2 more films, including Varavu (2026) and Monkey In A Cage (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhosh Narayanan & Joju George's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shreyaas Krishna is the through-line — cinematography on 2 of their 3 films.
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