Nalan Kumarasamy & Santhosh Narayanan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nalan Kumarasamy and Santhosh Narayanan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2013 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jigarthanda (2014 — 7.8/10). Films span Soodhu Kavvum (2013) through Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026).
The Nalan Kumarasamy & Santhosh Narayanan partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026). They didn't share a set between 2016 and 2026. From Soodhu Kavvum (2013) to Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026).
Soodhu Kavvum (2013, 7.7/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Their most recent film, Vaa Vaathiyaar, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Jigarthanda; the 2020s to Vaa Vaathiyaar. Never on the same side of the camera — Nalan Kumarasamy director, Santhosh Narayanan music composer, across all 4 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Jigarthanda (7.8/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Jigarthanda
- Soodhu Kavvum
- Vaa Vaathiyaar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
67% of Santhosh Narayanan's screen credits are with Nalan Kumarasamy.
Soodhu Kavvum was Nalan Kumarasamy's directorial debut.
Before Soodhu Kavvum, Santhosh Narayanan had starred in 2 films, including Attakathi (2012) and Pizza (2012).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nalan Kumarasamy & Santhosh Narayanan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Karunakaran is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Karunakaran appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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