Santhanam & A. L. Vijay Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and A. L. Vijay appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2007 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Deiva Thirumagal (2011 — 7.5/10). Films span Kireedam (2007) through Thalaivaa (2013).
The Santhanam & A. L. Vijay partnership
Between 2007 and 2013, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 6 years. From Kireedam (2007) to Thalaivaa (2013). Deiva Thirumagal is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Kireedam (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Kireedam; the 2010s to Deiva Thirumagal. Santhanam acted in every film; A. L. Vijay directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.6/10.
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Deiva Thirumagal (7.5/10).
- Kireedam
- Deiva Thirumagal
- Thaandavam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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
After Thalaivaa, Santhanam kept going for 48 more films; A. L. Vijay stepped back.
Before Kireedam, Santhanam had starred in 10 films, including Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006) and Rendu (2006).
After Thalaivaa, Santhanam went on to appear in 48 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
Kireedam was A. L. Vijay's directorial debut.
After Thalaivaa, A. L. Vijay went on to direct 17 more films, including Saivam (2014) and Diya (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & A. L. Vijay's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nirav Shah is the through-line — cinematography on 4 of their 4 films. M. S. Bhaskar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. G. V. Prakash Kumar scored 4 of them.
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