Santhanam & Poorna Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santhanam and Poorna appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2009 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vellore Maavattam (2011 — 7.0/10). Films span Kandhakottai (2009) through Vellore Maavattam (2011).
The Santhanam & Poorna partnership
From Kandhakottai (2009) to Vellore Maavattam (2011). Vellore Maavattam is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Kandhakottai (2009).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Kandhakottai; the 2010s to Vellore Maavattam. Santhanam acted in every film; Poorna acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Vellore Maavattam (7.0/10).
- Kandhakottai
- Vellore Maavattam
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 Vellore Maavattam, Santhanam kept going for 73 more films; Poorna stepped back.
Before Kandhakottai, Santhanam had starred in 30 films, including Arai En 305-il Kadavul (2008) and Santosh Subramaniam (2008).
After Vellore Maavattam, Santhanam went on to appear in 73 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Raja Rani (2013).
Before Kandhakottai, Poorna had starred in 3 films, including Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu (2008) and Sri Mahalakshmi (2007).
After Vellore Maavattam, Poorna went on to appear in 33 more films, including Drushyam 2 (2021) and Savarakathi (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santhanam & Poorna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jeeva Ravi is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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