Shankar & Radha Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shankar and Radha appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1985 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Needhiyin Nizhal (1985 — 3.5/10). Films span Needhiyin Nizhal (1985) through Manaivi Oru Manickam (1990).
The Shankar & Radha partnership
From Needhiyin Nizhal (1985) to Manaivi Oru Manickam (1990). The played out closed with Manaivi Oru Manickam in 1990. It started with Needhiyin Nizhal (1985).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Needhiyin Nizhal; the 1990s to Manaivi Oru Manickam. Shankar scored every film; Radha acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Needhiyin Nizhal
- Nyaya Tharasu0
- Manaivi Oru Manickam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Manaivi Oru Manickam, Shankar kept going for 27 more films; Radha stepped back. By the time of Needhiyin Nizhal, both already had careers — Shankar with 15 films, Radha with 32.
Before Needhiyin Nizhal, Shankar had starred in 15 films, including Vetri (1984) and Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981).
After Manaivi Oru Manickam, Shankar went on to appear in 27 more films, including Robot (2010) and Indian (1996).
Before Needhiyin Nizhal, Radha had starred in 32 films, including Alaigal Oivathillai (1981) and Naan Mahaan Alla (1984).
After Manaivi Oru Manickam, Radha went on to appear in 8 more films, including Adavadi (2007) and Sigaram (1991).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shankar & Radha's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sankar Ganesh is the through-line — music on 3 of their 3 films. Sankar Ganesh scored 3 of them.
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