Bharathiraja & Santhana Bharathi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bharathiraja and Santhana Bharathi appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1996 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadal Pookkal (2001 — 6.4/10). Films span Tamizh Selvan (1996) through Kadal Pookkal (2001).
The Bharathiraja & Santhana Bharathi partnership
From Tamizh Selvan (1996) to Kadal Pookkal (2001). The ran closed with Kadal Pookkal in 2001. It started with Tamizh Selvan (1996).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Tamizh Selvan; the 2000s to Kadal Pookkal. Bharathiraja directed every film; Santhana Bharathi acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Tamizh Selvan
- Kadal Pookkal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Tamizh Selvan, both already had careers — Bharathiraja with 33 films, Santhana Bharathi with 15.
Before Tamizh Selvan, Bharathiraja had directed 33 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
After Kadal Pookkal, Bharathiraja went on to direct 25 more films, including Seethakathi (2018) and Thiruchitrambalam (2022).
Before Tamizh Selvan, Santhana Bharathi had starred in 15 films, including Panneer Pushpangal (1981) and Poovizhi Raja (1988).
After Kadal Pookkal, Santhana Bharathi went on to appear in 38 more films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Vikram (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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