Sivakarthikeyan & Sathish Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sivakarthikeyan and Sathish appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2012 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Velaikkaran (2017 — 7.2/10). Films span Marina (2012) through Mr.Local (2019).
The Sivakarthikeyan & Sathish partnership
Between 2012 and 2019, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 7 years. For 7 years, a Sivakarthikeyan–Sathish film arrived almost every year. From Marina (2012) to Mr.Local (2019).
Velaikkaran is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Marina (2012).
The shape of the work
Sivakarthikeyan acted in every film; Sathish acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sathish wasn't even supposed to be in 'Ethir Neechal' (2013). The director wanted a different comedian. Sivakarthikeyan personally insisted on Sathish, and that film ended up being the one that put both their comic timings on the map.
- In 'Remo' (2016), Sathish improvised half his lines on the spot. Sivakarthikeyan would deliberately pause during takes to let Sathish riff, then react naturally. That unscripted back-and-forth is why their scenes together feel like real friends bantering.
- Their double-act in 'Maan Karate' (2014) was so popular that it directly inspired a wave of buddy-comedy subplots in Tamil films over the next two years — every producer wanted a 'Sivakarthikeyan-Sathish type' pair.
- On every single shoot, Sathish would make Sivakarthikeyan laugh so hard before a serious scene that the director had to call 'cut' and reset. It became a running joke on set — they called it 'the Sathish tax'.
- Sivakarthikeyan once said in an interview: 'Sathish is the only person who can make me forget my lines. I look at him and I just lose it. That's why I keep casting him.'
- In 'Velaikkaran' (2017), their only serious film together, Sathish deliberately underplayed every reaction to match Sivakarthikeyan's intense performance. He told the director he didn't want to 'steal the scene with comedy' — a rare self-restraint that made their friendship scenes feel grounded.
6 films across 1 decade
- Velaikkaran
- Ethir Neechal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Sivakarthikeyan's screen credits are with Sathish.
Marina was Sivakarthikeyan's acting debut.
After Mr.Local, Sivakarthikeyan went on to appear in 12 more films, including Vaazhl (2021) and Maaveeran (2023).
Before Marina, Sathish had starred in 4 films, including Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011) and Avargalum Ivargalum (2011).
After Mr.Local, Sathish went on to appear in 24 more films, including Kanam (2022) and Sattam En Kaiyil (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sivakarthikeyan & Sathish's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Yogi Babu is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 6 films. Anirudh Ravichander scored 4 of them. Yogi Babu appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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