Santosh Sivan & A. R. Murugadoss Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santosh Sivan and A. R. Murugadoss appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2012 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thuppakki (2012 — 7.6/10). Films span Thuppakki (2012) through Darbar (2020).
The Santosh Sivan & A. R. Murugadoss partnership
From Thuppakki (2012) to Darbar (2020). Thuppakki is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Thuppakki (2012).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Thuppakki; the 2020s to Darbar. Santosh Sivan shot every film; A. R. Murugadoss directed all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Thuppakki (7.6/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
- Thuppakki
- Spyder
- Darbar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Thuppakki, Santosh Sivan had starred in 24 films, including Indira (1995) and Tahaan (2008).
After Darbar, Santosh Sivan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Mumbaikar (2023) and Batwara 1947 (2026).
Before Thuppakki, A. R. Murugadoss had directed 7 films, including Ghajini (2005) and Ghajini (2008).
After Darbar, A. R. Murugadoss went on to direct 3 more films, including Madharaasi (2025) and Sikandar (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santosh Sivan & A. R. Murugadoss's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Harris Jayaraj is the through-line — music on 3 of their 4 films. Harris Jayaraj scored 3 of them.
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