Santhanam & Arvind Krishna Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and Arvind Krishna appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2008 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kuselan (2008 — 5.5/10). Films span Kuselan (2008) through Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai (2010).
The Santhanam & Arvind Krishna partnership
From Kuselan (2008) to Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai (2010). It started with Kuselan (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Kuselan; the 2010s to Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai. Santhanam acted in every film; Arvind Krishna directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
- Kuselan
- Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai, Santhanam kept going for 83 more films; Arvind Krishna stepped back.
Before Kuselan, Santhanam had starred in 20 films, including Polladhavan (2007) and Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006).
After Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai, Santhanam went on to appear in 83 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Deiva Thirumagal (2011).
Before Kuselan, Arvind Krishna had starred in 5 films, including Pudhupettai (2006) and Kadhal Kondein (2003).
After Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai, Arvind Krishna went on to appear in 12 more films, including Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (2024) and Nibunan (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & Arvind Krishna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
G. V. Prakash Kumar is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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