Santhanam & Atul Kulkarni Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and Atul Kulkarni appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2004 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Manmadhan (2004 — 6.5/10). Films span Manmadhan (2004) through Veeram (2014).
The Santhanam & Atul Kulkarni partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Veeram (2014). They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2014. From Manmadhan (2004) to Veeram (2014).
It started with Manmadhan (2004).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Manmadhan; the 2010s to Veeram. Santhanam acted in every film; Atul Kulkarni 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.
- Manmadhan
- Veeram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 10 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; Atul Kulkarni stepped back.
Before Manmadhan, Santhanam had starred in 1 film, including Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002).
After Veeram, Santhanam went on to appear in 39 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
Before Manmadhan, Atul Kulkarni had starred in 7 films, including Run (2002) and Chandni Bar (2001).
After Veeram, Atul Kulkarni went on to appear in 20 more films, including Shor Se Shuruaat (2016) and A Thursday (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & Atul Kulkarni's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Crane Manohar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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