Santhanam & A. Venkatesh Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and A. Venkatesh appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2006 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Machakaaran (2007 — 6.5/10). Films span Idhaya Thirudan (2006) through Maanja Velu (2010).
The Santhanam & A. Venkatesh partnership
Between 2006 and 2010, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Santhanam–A. film arrived almost every year. From Idhaya Thirudan (2006) to Maanja Velu (2010).
It started with Idhaya Thirudan (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Machakaaran; the 2010s to Maanja Velu. A. Venkatesh director of photography in some, director in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Machakaaran
- Unakkum Enakkum
- Maanja Velu
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
After Maanja Velu, Santhanam kept going for 83 more films; A. Venkatesh stepped back.
Before Idhaya Thirudan, Santhanam had starred in 4 films, including Oru Kalluriyin Kathai (2005) and Sachein (2005).
After Maanja Velu, Santhanam went on to appear in 83 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Deiva Thirumagal (2011).
Before Idhaya Thirudan, A. Venkatesh had starred in 14 films, including Vasool Raja MBBS (2004) and Chanakya (2005).
After Maanja Velu, A. Venkatesh went on to appear in 24 more films, including Kadugu (2017) and Nungambakkam (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & A. Venkatesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Prabhu is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Prabhu appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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