Daniel Balaji & Santhosh Narayanan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Daniel Balaji and Santhosh Narayanan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2017 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vada Chennai (2018 — 8.0/10). Films span Bairavaa (2017) through Vada Chennai (2018).
The Daniel Balaji & Santhosh Narayanan partnership
One film towers over the rest: Vada Chennai at 8.0/10. From Bairavaa (2017) to Vada Chennai (2018). It started with Bairavaa (2017).
Vada Chennai is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Daniel Balaji acted in every film; Santhosh Narayanan scored all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Vada Chennai
- Bairavaa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Vada Chennai , Santhosh Narayanan kept going for 26 more films; Daniel Balaji stepped back. By the time of Bairavaa, both already had careers — Daniel Balaji with 10 films, Santhosh Narayanan with 17.
Before Bairavaa, Daniel Balaji had starred in 10 films, including Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006) and Kadhal Kondein (2003).
After Vada Chennai , Daniel Balaji went on to appear in 6 more films, including Ariyavan (2023) and Anandham Vilayadum Veedu (2021).
Before Bairavaa, Santhosh Narayanan had starred in 17 films, including Madras (2014) and Attakathi (2012).
After Vada Chennai , Santhosh Narayanan went on to appear in 26 more films, including Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022) and Sarpatta Parambarai (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Daniel Balaji & Santhosh Narayanan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aadukalam Naren is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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