Shankar & V. Gopalakrishnan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shankar and V. Gopalakrishnan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1984 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vetri (1984 — 7.5/10). Films span Vetri (1984) through Amma Pillai (1990).
The Shankar & V. Gopalakrishnan partnership
From Vetri (1984) to Amma Pillai (1990). The ran closed with Amma Pillai in 1990. Vetri is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Vetri (1984).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Vetri; the 1990s to Amma Pillai. Shankar scored every film; V. Gopalakrishnan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 1 film together, anchored by Vetri (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.3/10.
- Vetri
- Amma Pillai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Amma Pillai, Shankar kept going for 27 more films; V. Gopalakrishnan stepped back. By the time of Vetri, both already had careers — Shankar with 13 films, V. Gopalakrishnan with 26.
Before Vetri, Shankar had starred in 13 films, including Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981) and Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981).
After Amma Pillai, Shankar went on to appear in 27 more films, including Robot (2010) and Indian (1996).
Before Vetri, V. Gopalakrishnan had starred in 26 films, including Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973) and Ninaivellam Nithya (1982).
After Amma Pillai, V. Gopalakrishnan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Kadavul (1997) and Oor Mariyadhai (1992).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shankar & V. Gopalakrishnan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
S. S. Chandran is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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