Samuthirakani & Mahanadhi Shankar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Samuthirakani and Mahanadhi Shankar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2023 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thunivu (2023 — 6.3/10). Films span Thunivu (2023) through Maargan (2025).
The Samuthirakani & Mahanadhi Shankar partnership
From Thunivu (2023) to Maargan (2025). Their most recent film, Maargan, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. It started with Thunivu (2023).
The shape of the work
Samuthirakani acted in every film; Mahanadhi Shankar acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Thunivu
- Maargan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Samuthirakani had 89 films behind them; Mahanadhi Shankar had 17.
Before Thunivu, Samuthirakani had starred in 89 films, including Rajini Murugan (2016) and Macherla Niyojakavargam (2022).
After Maargan, Samuthirakani went on to appear in 4 more films, including The Rajasaab (2026) and Charukesi (2026).
Before Thunivu, Mahanadhi Shankar had starred in 17 films, including Sindhanai Sei (2009) and Eli (2015).
After Maargan, Mahanadhi Shankar went on to appear in 1 more film, including Lucky the Superstar (2026).
Collaboration Journey
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