Santhanam & Dinesh Master Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and Dinesh Master appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 2011 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal (2014 — 6.4/10). Films span Velayudham (2011) through Nanbenda (2015).
The Santhanam & Dinesh Master partnership
Between 2011 and 2015, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Santhanam–Dinesh film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal (6.4/10) came 3 years in.
From Velayudham (2011) to Nanbenda (2015). It started with Velayudham (2011).
The shape of the work
Santhanam acted in every film; Dinesh Master dance choreographer all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 1 decade
- Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal
- Thalaivaa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 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
When they first worked together, Santhanam had 49 films behind them; Dinesh Master had 18. After Nanbenda, Santhanam kept going for 29 more films; Dinesh Master stepped back.
Before Velayudham, Santhanam had starred in 49 films, including Arai En 305-il Kadavul (2008) and Santosh Subramaniam (2008).
After Nanbenda, Santhanam went on to appear in 29 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
Before Velayudham, Dinesh Master had starred in 18 films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Vasool Raja MBBS (2004).
After Nanbenda, Dinesh Master went on to appear in 5 more films, including Rajini Murugan (2016) and Oru kuppai kathai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & Dinesh Master's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Harris Jayaraj scored 3 of them. Nassar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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