Dhanush & Shanmugarajan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Dhanush and Shanmugarajan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2015 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Karnan (2021 — 8.0/10). Films span Maari (2015) through Karnan (2021).
The Dhanush & Shanmugarajan partnership
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Karnan (8.0/10).
- Maari
- Karnan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 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 Maari, both already had careers — Dhanush with 27 films, Shanmugarajan with 18.
Before Maari, Dhanush had starred in 27 films, including Aadukalam (2011) and Pudhupettai (2006).
After Karnan, Dhanush went on to appear in 11 more films, including Thiruchitrambalam (2022) and Vaathi (2023).
Before Maari, Shanmugarajan had starred in 18 films, including Saivam (2014) and Anniyan (2005).
After Karnan, Shanmugarajan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Merry Christmas (2024) and Witness (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Dhanush & Shanmugarajan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Balaji Mohan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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