Santhanam & R. Kannan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and R. Kannan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2009 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kanden Kadhalai (2009 — 6.3/10). Films span Kanden Kadhalai (2009) through Margam (2015).
The Santhanam & R. Kannan partnership
From Kanden Kadhalai (2009) to Margam (2015). It started with Kanden Kadhalai (2009).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Kanden Kadhalai; the 2010s to Settai. Santhanam acted in every film; R. Kannan directed all of them.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.9/10.
- Kanden Kadhalai
- Settai
- Margam 0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of R. Kannan's screen credits are with Santhanam. After Margam , Santhanam kept going for 29 more films; R. Kannan stepped back.
Before Kanden Kadhalai, Santhanam had starred in 30 films, including Arai En 305-il Kadavul (2008) and Santosh Subramaniam (2008).
After Margam , Santhanam went on to appear in 29 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
Before Kanden Kadhalai, R. Kannan had directed 1 film, including Jayamkondaan (2008).
After Margam , R. Kannan went on to direct 5 more films, including The Great Indian Kitchen (2023) and Kasethan Kadavulada (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & R. Kannan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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