Santhanam & R. Rathnavelu Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and R. Rathnavelu appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2010 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Enthiran (2010 — 6.9/10). Films span Enthiran (2010) through Lingaa (2014).
The Santhanam & R. Rathnavelu partnership
From Enthiran (2010) to Lingaa (2014). It started with Enthiran (2010).
The shape of the work
Santhanam acted in every film; R. Rathnavelu shot all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Enthiran
- Lingaa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Lingaa, Santhanam kept going for 39 more films; R. Rathnavelu stepped back. By the time of Enthiran, both already had careers — Santhanam with 37 films, R. Rathnavelu with 12.
Before Enthiran, Santhanam had starred in 37 films, including Arai En 305-il Kadavul (2008) and Santosh Subramaniam (2008).
After Lingaa, Santhanam went on to appear in 39 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
Before Enthiran, R. Rathnavelu had starred in 12 films, including Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) and Jayam (2003).
After Lingaa, R. Rathnavelu went on to appear in 6 more films, including Khaidi No:150 (2017) and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & R. Rathnavelu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rajinikanth is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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