Santhanam & Kalairani Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and Kalairani appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2007 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Machakaaran (2007 — 6.5/10). Films span Machakaaran (2007) through Veeram (2014).
The Santhanam & Kalairani partnership
From Machakaaran (2007) to Veeram (2014). It started with Machakaaran (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Machakaaran; the 2010s to Veeram. Santhanam acted in every film; Kalairani acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
- Machakaaran
- Veeram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Veeram, Santhanam kept going for 39 more films; Kalairani stepped back. By the time of Machakaaran, both already had careers — Santhanam with 10 films, Kalairani with 12.
Before Machakaaran, Santhanam had starred in 10 films, including Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006) and Rendu (2006).
After Veeram, Santhanam went on to appear in 39 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
Before Machakaaran, Kalairani had starred in 12 films, including Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam (2005) and Bose (2004).
After Veeram, Kalairani went on to appear in 10 more films, including Manithan (2016) and Johnny (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & Kalairani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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