A. Venkatesh & Saran Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
A. Venkatesh and Saran appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2003 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vattaram (2006 — 7.5/10). Films span Jay Jay (2003) through Vattaram (2006).
The A. Venkatesh & Saran partnership
Between 2003 and 2006, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 3 years. From Jay Jay (2003) to Vattaram (2006). Vattaram is the one most viewers reach for.
The spanned closed with Vattaram in 2006. It started with Jay Jay (2003).
The shape of the work
A. Venkatesh directed every film; Saran directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Vattaram
- Vasool Raja MBBS
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
31% of Saran's screen credits are with A. Venkatesh. After Vattaram, A. Venkatesh kept going for 31 more films; Saran stepped back.
Before Jay Jay, A. Venkatesh had starred in 7 films, including Nilaave Vaa (1998) and Selva (1996).
After Vattaram, A. Venkatesh went on to appear in 31 more films, including Kadugu (2017) and Nungambakkam (2019).
Before Jay Jay, Saran had directed 6 films, including Amarkalam (1999) and Gemini (2002).
After Vattaram, Saran went on to direct 5 more films, including Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022) and Aayirathil Iruvar (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of A. Venkatesh & Saran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Bharadwaj is the through-line — music on 5 of their 5 films. Bharadwaj scored 5 of them. Ramesh Khanna appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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