Santhanam & Dhansika Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-16 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and Dhansika appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2010 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ya Ya (2013 — 5.6/10). Films span Maanja Velu (2010) through Ya Ya (2013).
The Santhanam & Dhansika partnership
From Maanja Velu (2010) to Ya Ya (2013). It started with Maanja Velu (2010).
2 films across 1 decade
- Ya Ya
- Maanja Velu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 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 37 films behind them; Dhansika had 1. After Ya Ya, Santhanam kept going for 48 more films; Dhansika stepped back.
Before Maanja Velu, Santhanam had starred in 37 films, including Arai En 305-il Kadavul (2008) and Santosh Subramaniam (2008).
After Ya Ya, Santhanam went on to appear in 48 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
Before Maanja Velu, Dhansika had starred in 1 film, including Peranmai (2009).
After Ya Ya, Dhansika went on to appear in 13 more films, including Vizhithiru (2017) and Kaathadi (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & Dhansika's professional partnership
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