Santhanam & Rajinikanth Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and Rajinikanth appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2008 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Enthiran (2010 — 6.9/10). Films span Kuselan (2008) through Lingaa (2014).
The Santhanam & Rajinikanth partnership
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.9/10.
- Kuselan
- Enthiran
- Lingaa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
When they first worked together, Santhanam had 20 films behind them; Rajinikanth had 139. After Lingaa, Santhanam kept going for 39 more films; Rajinikanth stepped back.
Before Kuselan, Santhanam had starred in 20 films, including Polladhavan (2007) and Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006).
After Lingaa, Santhanam went on to appear in 39 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
Before Kuselan, Rajinikanth had starred in 139 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Lingaa, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 11 more films, including Petta (2019) and Jailer (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & Rajinikanth's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
R. Rathnavelu is the through-line — cinematography on 2 of their 3 films.
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