Santhanam & Saravanan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and Saravanan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2008 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vaitheeswaran (2008 — 6.8/10). Films span Vaitheeswaran (2008) through Aranmanai (2014).
The Santhanam & Saravanan partnership
Between 2008 and 2014, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 6 years. From Vaitheeswaran (2008) to Aranmanai (2014). It started with Vaitheeswaran (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Vaitheeswaran; the 2010s to Aranmanai. Never on the same side of the camera — Santhanam actor, Saravanan director of photography, across all 4 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.5/10.
- Vaitheeswaran
- Silambattam
- Aranmanai
- Alex Pandian
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 6 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 Vaitheeswaran, both already had careers — Santhanam with 20 films, Saravanan with 29.
Before Vaitheeswaran, Santhanam had starred in 20 films, including Polladhavan (2007) and Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006).
After Aranmanai, Santhanam went on to appear in 39 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
Before Vaitheeswaran, Saravanan had starred in 29 films, including Paruthiveeran (2007) and Maamiyar Veedu (1993).
After Aranmanai, Saravanan went on to appear in 28 more films, including Gargi (2022) and Aayiram Porkaasugal (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & Saravanan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Manobala appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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