Santhanam & Yuvan Shankar Raja Movies Together List — 16 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and Yuvan Shankar Raja appeared together in 16 Tamil films between 2004 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oru Kalluriyin Kathai (2005 — 6.8/10). Films span Manmadhan (2004) through Agent Kannayiram (2022).
The Santhanam & Yuvan Shankar Raja partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. 2007 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 18 years, a Santhanam–Yuvan film arrived almost every year.
From Manmadhan (2004) to Agent Kannayiram (2022). It started with Manmadhan (2004).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Oru Kalluriyin Kathai; the 2020s to Dikkiloona. Yuvan Shankar Raja music composer in some, original music composer in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
16 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 9 films, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2010s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.6/10.
- Oru Kalluriyin Kathai
- Billa
- Vaanam
- Thillalangadi
- Dikkiloona
- Agent Kannayiram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
16 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
70% of Santhanam's screen credits are with Yuvan Shankar Raja.
Before Manmadhan, Santhanam had starred in 1 film, including Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002).
After Agent Kannayiram, Santhanam went on to appear in 6 more films, including Kick (2023) and 80's Buildup (2023).
Before Manmadhan, Yuvan Shankar Raja had starred in 22 films, including Kadhal Kondein (2003) and Pop Carn (2003).
After Agent Kannayiram, Yuvan Shankar Raja went on to appear in 17 more films, including Paramporul (2023) and Star (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & Yuvan Shankar Raja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Silambarasan appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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