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2 films·1985–1990·Top Music Composer: Sankar Ganesh (2 films)·Top co-star: Anuja (1 films)

Shankar & Srividya Movies Together List — 2 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

Shankar and Srividya appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1985 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Needhiyin Nizhal (1985 — 3.5/10). Films span Needhiyin Nizhal (1985) through Amma Pillai (1990).

2
Films Together
3.4
Average Rating
1985 - 1990
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

The Shankar & Srividya partnership

From Needhiyin Nizhal (1985) to Amma Pillai (1990). The ran closed with Amma Pillai in 1990. It started with Needhiyin Nizhal (1985).

The shape of the work

The 1980s belonged to Needhiyin Nizhal; the 1990s to Amma Pillai. Shankar scored every film; Srividya acted in all of them.

2 films across 2 decades

The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.5/10.

The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.3/10.

1980s
Films1
Avg Rating3.5/10
Notable:
  • Needhiyin Nizhal(3.5)
Era:
Shankar: ActiveSrividya: Active
1990s
Films1
Avg Rating3.3/10
Notable:
  • Amma Pillai(3.3)
Era:
Shankar: ActiveSrividya: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration19851990
Span5 years
Avg Interval~5 years

2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
2 films (100%)

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

Where each was in their career

After Amma Pillai, Srividya kept going for 57 more films; Shankar stepped back. By the time of Needhiyin Nizhal, both already had careers — Shankar with 15 films, Srividya with 33.

Shankar

Before Needhiyin Nizhal, Shankar had starred in 15 films, including Vetri (1984) and Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981).

After Amma Pillai, Shankar went on to appear in 27 more films, including Robot (2010) and Indian (1996).

Srividya

Before Needhiyin Nizhal, Srividya had starred in 33 films, including Apoorva Raagangal (1975) and Annai Velankanni (1971).

After Amma Pillai, Srividya went on to appear in 57 more films, including Sangamam (1999) and Vetri Padigal (1991).

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