Santhanam & R. D. Rajasekhar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and R. D. Rajasekhar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2004 and 2008. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006 — 7.0/10). Films span Manmadhan (2004) through Kaalai (2008).
The Santhanam & R. D. Rajasekhar partnership
From Manmadhan (2004) to Kaalai (2008). Sillunu Oru Kaadhal is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Manmadhan (2004).
The shape of the work
Santhanam acted in every film; R. D. Rajasekhar directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Sillunu Oru Kaadhal
- Manmadhan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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 Kaalai, Santhanam kept going for 102 more films; R. D. Rajasekhar stepped back.
Before Manmadhan, Santhanam had starred in 1 film, including Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002).
After Kaalai, Santhanam went on to appear in 102 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Deiva Thirumagal (2011).
Before Manmadhan, R. D. Rajasekhar had starred in 2 films, including Kaakha Kaakha (2003) and Minnale (2001).
After Kaalai, R. D. Rajasekhar went on to appear in 19 more films, including Hippi (2019) and 800 (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & R. D. Rajasekhar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jyothika is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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