Senthil & Livingston Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Senthil and Livingston appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 1985 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kanni Rasi (1985 — 6.5/10). Films span Kanni Rasi (1985) through Military (2003).
The Senthil & Livingston partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.5 and 6.5. From Kanni Rasi (1985) to Military (2003).
The unfolded closed with Military in 2003. It started with Kanni Rasi (1985).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Kanni Rasi; the 2000s to Unnai Kann Theduthey. Senthil acted in every film; Livingston acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Senthil was already a popular comedian when director Manivannan cast Livingston as his sidekick in 'Paattukku Oru Thalaivan' (1989). Livingston was a newcomer, and Senthil personally insisted that the director give him more lines in the script.
- In 'Pattukku Naan Adimai' (1990), Senthil played the fast-talking, street-smart guy while Livingston played the gullible, slow-burn foil. Livingston later said in an interview that Senthil would deliberately speed up his dialogue delivery to throw him off, forcing him to react genuinely.
- After 'Military' (2003) flopped, the two drifted apart. Livingston later admitted they never had a fight — they just stopped getting offers as a pair. They haven't spoken in over a decade.
- Livingston once said: 'Senthil was like my on-screen elder brother. He taught me how to take a punch and make it funny. Without him, I would have been just another face in the crowd.'
- Their double-act in 'Paattukku Oru Thalaivan' (1989) directly inspired director K. S. Ravikumar to cast them again in 'Pattukku Naan Adimai' (1990). That film's comedy track became a template for many 90s Tamil buddy-comedy duos.
8 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Kanni Rasi
- Paattukku Oru Thalaivan0
- Pattukku Naan Adimai
- Chinna Madam0
- Unnai Kann Theduthey
- Virumbugiren
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Military, Livingston kept going for 75 more films; Senthil stepped back.
Before Kanni Rasi, Senthil had starred in 11 films, including Nalla Naal (1984) and Pasi (1979).
After Military, Senthil went on to appear in 17 more films, including Kanne Kalaimaane (2019) and Kick (2023).
Before Kanni Rasi, Livingston had starred in 1 film, including Vidhi (1984).
After Military, Livingston went on to appear in 75 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Taanakkaran (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Senthil & Livingston's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deva scored 3 of them.
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