Santosh Sivan & Mani Ratnam Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santosh Sivan and Mani Ratnam appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1991 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Indira (1995 — 7.5/10). Films span Thalapathi (1991) through Raavan (2010).
The Santosh Sivan & Mani Ratnam partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Raavanan (2010). They didn't share a set between 1998 and 2010. From Thalapathi (1991) to Raavan (2010).
Indira is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Thalapathi (1991).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 71% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Indira; the 2010s to Raavanan. Santosh Sivan shot every film; Mani Ratnam directed all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 2 films in Hindi.
7 films across 2 decades
The 1990s brought 5 films together, anchored by Indira (7.5/10).
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.0/10.
- Indira
- Iruvar
- Raavanan
- Raavan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
37% of Santosh Sivan's screen credits are with Mani Ratnam.
Before Thalapathi, Santosh Sivan had starred in 1 film, including Mashaal (1984).
After Raavan, Santosh Sivan went on to appear in 11 more films, including Thuppakki (2012) and Thuppakki (2012).
Before Thalapathi, Mani Ratnam had directed 6 films, including Agni Nakshatram (1988) and Mouna Ragam (1986).
After Raavan, Mani Ratnam went on to direct 7 more films, including Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022) and OK Kanmani (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santosh Sivan & Mani Ratnam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
A. R. Rahman is the through-line — music on 6 of their 7 films. A. R. Rahman scored 6 of them. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
3
3
3
3
2
2
6
Other iconic Tamil director-actor duos
Discover other partnerships with comparable filmographies and ratings
