Karthik Subbaraj & Santhosh Narayanan Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karthik Subbaraj and Santhosh Narayanan appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 2012 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jigarthanda Double X (2023 — 8.0/10). Films span Pizza (2012) through Retro (2025).
The Karthik Subbaraj & Santhosh Narayanan partnership
They saved their best for last — Jigarthanda Double X (8.0/10) came 11 years in. From Pizza (2012) to Retro (2025). Iraivi (2016, 7.6/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
Their most recent film, Retro, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. Jigarthanda Double X is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Jigarthanda; the 2020s to Jigarthanda Double X. Santhosh Narayanan music composer in some, original music composer in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
8 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 4 films together, anchored by Jigarthanda (7.8/10).
The 2020s brought 4 films together, anchored by Jigarthanda Double X (8.0/10).
- Jigarthanda
- Iraivi
- Jigarthanda Double X
- Mahaan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
100% of Karthik Subbaraj 's screen credits are with Santhosh Narayanan.
Pizza was Karthik Subbaraj 's directorial debut.
Pizza was Santhosh Narayanan's acting debut.
After Retro, Santhosh Narayanan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026) and Seyon (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karthik Subbaraj & Santhosh Narayanan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company. Bobby Simha appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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