Manivannan & Santhana Bharathi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manivannan and Santhana Bharathi appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1996 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Tamizh Selvan (1996 — 3.9/10). Films span Amman Kovil Vaasalile (1996) through Vaanavil (2000).
The Manivannan & Santhana Bharathi partnership
From Amman Kovil Vaasalile (1996) to Vaanavil (2000). The played out closed with Vaanavil in 2000. It started with Amman Kovil Vaasalile (1996).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Tamizh Selvan; the 2000s to Vaanavil. Manivannan acted in every film; Santhana Bharathi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.1/10.
- Tamizh Selvan
- Amman Kovil Vaasalile0
- Vaanavil
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
When they first worked together, Manivannan had 47 films behind them; Santhana Bharathi had 15. After Vaanavil, Manivannan kept going for 67 more films; Santhana Bharathi stepped back.
Before Amman Kovil Vaasalile, Manivannan had starred in 47 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Vaanavil, Manivannan went on to appear in 67 more films, including Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001) and Solla Marandha Kadhai (2002).
Before Amman Kovil Vaasalile, Santhana Bharathi had starred in 15 films, including Panneer Pushpangal (1981) and Poovizhi Raja (1988).
After Vaanavil, Santhana Bharathi went on to appear in 39 more films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Vikram (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manivannan & Santhana Bharathi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deva is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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