Santosh Sivan & Tabu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santosh Sivan and Tabu appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1997 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004 — 7.3/10). Films span Darmiyaan (1997) through Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004).
The Santosh Sivan & Tabu partnership
From Darmiyaan (1997) to Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004). The played out closed with Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities in 2004. Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Darmiyaan (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Iruvar; the 2000s to Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities. Santosh Sivan shot every film; Tabu acted in all of them.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (7.3/10).
- Iruvar
- Darmiyaan
- Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities, Tabu kept going for 36 more films; Santosh Sivan stepped back.
Before Darmiyaan, Santosh Sivan had starred in 8 films, including Indira (1995) and Mashaal (1984).
After Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities, Santosh Sivan went on to appear in 15 more films, including Thuppakki (2012) and Thuppakki (2012).
Before Darmiyaan, Tabu had starred in 13 films, including Saajan Chale Sasural (1996) and Kadhal Desam (1996).
After Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities, Tabu went on to appear in 36 more films, including Drishyam 2 (2022) and Talvar (2015).
Collaboration Journey
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