Santhanam & Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2012 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Podaa Podi (2012 — 5.5/10). Films span Podaa Podi (2012) through Madha Gaja Raja (2025).
The Santhanam & Varalaxmi Sarathkumar partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Madha Gaja Raja (2025). They didn't share a set between 2017 and 2025. From Podaa Podi (2012) to Madha Gaja Raja (2025).
Their most recent film, Madha Gaja Raja, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. It started with Podaa Podi (2012).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Podaa Podi; the 2020s to Madha Gaja Raja. Santhanam acted in every film; Varalaxmi Sarathkumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
- Podaa Podi
- Madha Gaja Raja0
- Madha Gaja Raja
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
When they first worked together, Santhanam had 59 films behind them; Varalaxmi Sarathkumar had 0.
Before Podaa Podi, Santhanam had starred in 59 films, including Deiva Thirumagal (2011) and Arai En 305-il Kadavul (2008).
Podaa Podi was Varalaxmi Sarathkumar's acting debut.
After Madha Gaja Raja, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar went on to appear in 1 more film, including S. Saraswathi (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & Varalaxmi Sarathkumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anjali is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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