Suresh & Santhana Bharathi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suresh and Santhana Bharathi appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1981 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Panneer Pushpangal (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Panneer Pushpangal (1981) through Puthagam (2013).
The Suresh & Santhana Bharathi partnership
After 17 years apart, they came back together for Velai (1998). They didn't share a set between 1981 and 1998. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Panneer Pushpangal (1981) to Puthagam (2013). Panneer Pushpangal is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Panneer Pushpangal; the 2010s to Puthagam. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1980s brought 1 film together, anchored by Panneer Pushpangal (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.9/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Panneer Pushpangal
- Velai
- Puthagam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 32 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Suresh's screen credits are with Santhana Bharathi.
Panneer Pushpangal was Suresh's acting debut.
After Puthagam, Suresh went on to appear in 6 more films, including Saivam (2014) and Subrahmanyapuram (2018).
Panneer Pushpangal was Santhana Bharathi's acting debut.
After Puthagam, Santhana Bharathi went on to appear in 16 more films, including Vikram (2022) and Thavam (2019).
Collaboration Journey
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