Santhanam & Shiva Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and Shiva appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2012 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vanakkam Chennai (2013 — 6.5/10). Films span Kalakalappu (2012) through Vanakkam Chennai (2013).
The Santhanam & Shiva partnership
Between 2012 and 2013, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 1 years. 2013 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From Kalakalappu (2012) to Vanakkam Chennai (2013).
It started with Kalakalappu (2012).
4 films across 1 decade
- Vanakkam Chennai
- Thillu Mullu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 1 years represents focused partnership.
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; Shiva had 9. After Vanakkam Chennai, Santhanam kept going for 48 more films; Shiva stepped back.
Before Kalakalappu, Santhanam had starred in 59 films, including Deiva Thirumagal (2011) and Arai En 305-il Kadavul (2008).
After Vanakkam Chennai, Santhanam went on to appear in 48 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
Before Kalakalappu, Shiva had starred in 9 films, including Chennai 600028 (2007) and Pathinaaru (2011).
After Vanakkam Chennai, Shiva went on to appear in 18 more films, including Idiot (2022) and Tamil Padam 2 (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & Shiva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilavarasu is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Ilavarasu appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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