Vijay Sethupathi & Santhosh Narayanan Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay Sethupathi and Santhosh Narayanan appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 2012 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022 — 8.5/10). Films span Pizza (2012) through Thalaivan Thalaivii (2025).
The Vijay Sethupathi & Santhosh Narayanan partnership
Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.8 and 8.5. They saved their best for last — Kadaisi Vivasayi (8.5/10) came 10 years in. From Pizza (2012) to Thalaivan Thalaivii (2025).
Iraivi (2016, 7.6/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Their most recent film, Thalaivan Thalaivii, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 71% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Jigarthanda; the 2020s to Kadaisi Vivasayi. Vijay Sethupathi acted in every film; Santhosh Narayanan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 5 films together, anchored by Jigarthanda (7.8/10).
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Kadaisi Vivasayi (8.5/10).
- Jigarthanda
- Soodhu Kavvum
- Kadaisi Vivasayi
- Thalaivan Thalaivii
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
37% of Vijay Sethupathi's screen credits are with Santhosh Narayanan.
Before Pizza, Vijay Sethupathi had starred in 10 films, including Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009) and Pudhupettai (2006).
After Thalaivan Thalaivii, Vijay Sethupathi went on to appear in 2 more films, including Gandhi Talks (2026) and Jailer 2 (2026).
Pizza was Santhosh Narayanan's acting debut.
After Thalaivan Thalaivii, Santhosh Narayanan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Maa Inti Bangaram (2026) and Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026).
Collaboration Journey
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