Santhanam & Santhana Bharathi Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and Santhana Bharathi appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2007 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Machakaaran (2007 — 6.5/10). Films span Machakaaran (2007) through Dagaalty (2020).
The Santhanam & Santhana Bharathi partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Dagaalty (2020). Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. They didn't share a set between 2011 and 2020.
From Machakaaran (2007) to Dagaalty (2020). It started with Machakaaran (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Machakaaran; the 2020s to Dagaalty. Santhanam acted in every film; Santhana Bharathi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Machakaaran
- Maasilamani
- Siruthai
- Dagaalty
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Machakaaran, both already had careers — Santhanam with 10 films, Santhana Bharathi with 29.
Before Machakaaran, Santhanam had starred in 10 films, including Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006) and Rendu (2006).
After Dagaalty, Santhanam went on to appear in 11 more films, including Kick (2023) and 80's Buildup (2023).
Before Machakaaran, Santhana Bharathi had starred in 29 films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Panneer Pushpangal (1981).
After Dagaalty, Santhana Bharathi went on to appear in 7 more films, including Vikram (2022) and Aaromaley (2025).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Bhaskar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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