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2 films·1984–1985·Top Music Composer: Ilayaraja (1 films)·Top co-star: Sivaji Ganesan (2 films)

Y. Gee. Mahendra & K. Shankar Movies Together List — 2 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

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

Y. Gee. Mahendra and K. Shankar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1984 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Siranjeevi (1984 — 6.5/10). Films span Siranjeevi (1984) through Raja Rishi (1985).

2
Films Together
6.5
Average Rating
1984 - 1985
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

The Y. Gee. Mahendra & K. Shankar partnership

From Siranjeevi (1984) to Raja Rishi (1985). The ran closed with Raja Rishi in 1985. It started with Siranjeevi (1984).

The shape of the work

Y. Gee. Mahendra acted in every film; K. Shankar directed all of them.

2 films across 1 decade

1980s
Films2
Avg Rating6.5/10
Notable:
  • Siranjeevi(6.5)
  • Raja Rishi(6.5)
Era:
Y.: ActiveK.: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration19841985
Span1 years
Avg Interval~1 years

2 films across 1 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 Raja Rishi, Y. Gee. Mahendra kept going for 28 more films; K. Shankar stepped back. By the time of Siranjeevi, both already had careers — Y. Gee. Mahendra with 17 films, K. Shankar with 33.

Y. Gee. Mahendra

Before Siranjeevi, Y. Gee. Mahendra had starred in 17 films, including Poikkal Kudhirai (1983) and Kazhugu (1981).

After Raja Rishi, Y. Gee. Mahendra went on to appear in 28 more films, including Yuddham Sei (2011) and Sringaram (2007).

K. Shankar

Before Siranjeevi, K. Shankar had directed 33 films, including Bala Nagamma (1981) and Uzhaikkum Karangal (1976).

After Raja Rishi, K. Shankar went on to direct 10 more films, including Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal (1989) and Aayiram Kannudayaal (1986).

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