John Kokken & Santhosh P. Jayakumar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
John Kokken and Santhosh P. Jayakumar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1983 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poikkal Kudhirai (2022 — 7.8/10).
The John Kokken & Santhosh P. Jayakumar partnership
After 39 years apart, they came back together for Poikkal Kudhirai (2022). They didn't share a set between 1983 and 2022. Poikkal Kudhirai is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Poikkal Kudhirai (1983).
The shape of the work
John Kokken acted in every film; Santhosh P. Jayakumar directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 1 film together, anchored by Poikkal Kudhirai (7.5/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Poikkal Kudhirai (7.8/10).
- Poikkal Kudhirai
- Poikkal Kudhirai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 39 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of John Kokken's screen credits are with Santhosh P. Jayakumar.
Poikkal Kudhirai was John Kokken's acting debut.
After Poikkal Kudhirai, John Kokken went on to appear in 4 more films, including Captain Miller (2024) and Thunivu (2023).
Poikkal Kudhirai was Santhosh P. Jayakumar's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of John Kokken & Santhosh P. Jayakumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
D. Imman is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
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