Aadukalam Naren & Santhosh Narayanan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Aadukalam Naren and Santhosh Narayanan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2014 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jigarthanda (2014 — 7.8/10). Films span Jigarthanda (2014) through Buffoon (2022).
The Aadukalam Naren & Santhosh Narayanan partnership
From Jigarthanda (2014) to Buffoon (2022). Enakkul Oruvan (2015, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Jigarthanda is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Jigarthanda (2014).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Jigarthanda; the 2020s to Buffoon. Aadukalam Naren acted in every film; Santhosh Narayanan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Jigarthanda (7.8/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Buffoon (7.6/10).
- Jigarthanda
- Enakkul Oruvan
- Buffoon
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Buffoon, Aadukalam Naren kept going for 34 more films; Santhosh Narayanan stepped back.
Before Jigarthanda, Aadukalam Naren had starred in 16 films, including Aadukalam (2011) and Nanban (2012).
After Buffoon, Aadukalam Naren went on to appear in 34 more films, including Peddha Kapu - 1 (2023) and Tenant (2024).
Before Jigarthanda, Santhosh Narayanan had starred in 4 films, including Attakathi (2012) and Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
After Buffoon, Santhosh Narayanan went on to appear in 12 more films, including Jigarthanda Double X (2023) and Vaazhai (2024).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Siddharth is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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