Sadha & Shanmugarajan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sadha and Shanmugarajan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2005 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Anniyan (2005 — 7.6/10). Films span Anniyan (2005) through Eli (2015).
The Sadha & Shanmugarajan partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Eli (2015). They didn't share a set between 2005 and 2015. From Anniyan (2005) to Eli (2015).
Anniyan is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Anniyan (2005).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Anniyan; the 2010s to Eli . Sadha acted in every film; Shanmugarajan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Anniyan (7.6/10).
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Eli (7.2/10).
- Anniyan
- Eli
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Anniyan, Sadha had starred in 8 films, including Donga Dongadi (2004) and Jayam (2003).
After Eli , Sadha went on to appear in 3 more films, including Ahimsa (2023) and Madha Gaja Raja (2025).
Before Anniyan, Shanmugarajan had starred in 2 films, including Virumaandi (2004) and Adhu (2004).
After Eli , Shanmugarajan went on to appear in 11 more films, including Karnan (2021) and Peranbu (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sadha & Shanmugarajan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Bava Lakshmanan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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