Santhanam & Andrea Jeremiah Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and Andrea Jeremiah appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2012 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Endrendrum (2014 — 6.5/10). Films span Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012) through Idhu Namma Aalu (2016).
The Santhanam & Andrea Jeremiah partnership
Between 2012 and 2016, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Santhanam–Andrea film arrived almost every year. From Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012) to Idhu Namma Aalu (2016).
It started with Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012).
The shape of the work
Santhanam acted in every film; Andrea Jeremiah acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Santhanam and Andrea first shared screen in 'Endrendrum Punnagai' (2013) because director I. Ahmed needed a fresh comic pair. Santhanam, already a star comedian, specifically asked for Andrea after seeing her in 'Mynaa' — he felt her deadpan timing would match his rapid-fire delivery.
- In 'Aranmanai' (2014), Andrea's character was the straight-laced sister, while Santhanam played the comic sidekick. But on set, Andrea kept breaking character during Santhanam's improvised one-liners — so director Sundar C. started rolling camera early to capture her genuine laughter, which made it into the final cut.
- Their third film together, 'Idhu Namma Aalu' (2016), was the first Tamil movie where Santhanam played the romantic lead opposite a mainstream heroine — Andrea. That film directly opened the door for Santhanam to headline his own solo hero projects like 'Dhilluku Dhuddu' and 'Meesaya Murukku'.
- During the 'Idhu Namma Aalu' shoot, Santhanam and Andrea developed a running joke: they'd rate each other's lunch boxes on a scale of 1 to 10 every day. Andrea once gave Santhanam a 2 for his 'boring curd rice' — he retaliated by hiding her biryani the next day. The crew still talks about it.
- Andrea said about Santhanam in a 2016 interview: 'He makes me laugh so hard I forget my lines. But he also waits for me to catch up — he's the most generous co-star I've worked with.'
5 films across 1 decade
- Endrendrum
- Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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 59 films behind them; Andrea Jeremiah had 5.
Before Oru Kal Oru Kannadi, Santhanam had starred in 59 films, including Deiva Thirumagal (2011) and Arai En 305-il Kadavul (2008).
After Idhu Namma Aalu, Santhanam went on to appear in 23 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
Before Oru Kal Oru Kannadi, Andrea Jeremiah had starred in 5 films, including Mankatha (2011) and Aayirathil Oruvan (2010).
After Idhu Namma Aalu, Andrea Jeremiah went on to appear in 19 more films, including Vada Chennai (2018) and Master (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & Andrea Jeremiah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vinay Rai is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Vinay Rai appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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