Akshay Kumar & Santosh Thundiyil Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Akshay Kumar and Santosh Thundiyil appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2005 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Patiala House (2011 — 6.3/10). Films span Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) through Rowdy Rathore (2012).
The Akshay Kumar & Santosh Thundiyil partnership
From Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) to Rowdy Rathore (2012). It started with Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Waqt: The Race Against Time; the 2010s to Patiala House. Akshay Kumar acted in every film; Santosh Thundiyil directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.1/10.
- Waqt: The Race Against Time
- Patiala House
- Rowdy Rathore
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Akshay Kumar had 59 films behind them; Santosh Thundiyil had 3. After Rowdy Rathore, Akshay Kumar kept going for 50 more films; Santosh Thundiyil stepped back.
Before Waqt: The Race Against Time, Akshay Kumar had starred in 59 films, including Khakee (2004) and Hera Pheri (2000).
After Rowdy Rathore, Akshay Kumar went on to appear in 50 more films, including Gabbar is Back (2015) and Gabbar is Back (2015).
Before Waqt: The Race Against Time, Santosh Thundiyil had starred in 3 films, including Pinjar (2003) and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998).
After Rowdy Rathore, Santosh Thundiyil went on to appear in 6 more films, including Traffic (2016) and The Bhootnii (2025).
Collaboration Journey
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