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3 films·1981–1984·Top Music Composer: Sankar Ganesh (3 films)·Top co-star: Vijayakanth (3 films)

Shankar & S. A. Chandrasekhar Movies Together List — 3 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

Shankar and S. A. Chandrasekhar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1981 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981) through Vetri (1984).

3
Films Together
7.5
Average Rating
1981 - 1984
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

The Shankar & S. A. Chandrasekhar partnership

From Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981) to Vetri (1984). Vetri (1984, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Sattam Oru Iruttarai is the one most viewers reach for.

The played out closed with Vetri in 1984. It started with Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981).

The shape of the work

Shankar scored every film; S. A. Chandrasekhar directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

3 films across 1 decade

1980s
Films3
Avg Rating7.5/10
Notable:
  • Sattam Oru Iruttarai(7.5)
  • Nenjile Thunivirunthal(7.5)
Era:
Shankar: ActiveS.: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration19811984
Span3 years
Avg Interval~2 years

3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
3 films (100%)

Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.

Where each was in their career

Shankar

Before Sattam Oru Iruttarai, Shankar had starred in 8 films, including Oru Thalai Ragam (1980) and Uyarndhavargal (1977).

After Vetri, Shankar went on to appear in 39 more films, including Robot (2010) and Indian (1996).

S. A. Chandrasekhar

Sattam Oru Iruttarai was S. A. Chandrasekhar's directorial debut.

After Vetri, S. A. Chandrasekhar went on to direct 49 more films, including Jai Shiv Shankar (1990) and Tamil Kudimagan (2023).

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