Prathap K. Pothan & Sankar Ganesh Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prathap K. Pothan and Sankar Ganesh appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1981 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Amma (1982 — 6.5/10). Films span Chinnamul Periamul (1981) through Ithudhan Arambam (1988).
The Prathap K. Pothan & Sankar Ganesh partnership
Between 1981 and 1988, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. 1981 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From Chinnamul Periamul (1981) to Ithudhan Arambam (1988).
The spanned closed with Ithudhan Arambam in 1988. It started with Chinnamul Periamul (1981).
The shape of the work
Prathap K. Pothan acted in every film; Sankar Ganesh scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Amma
- Chinnamul Periamul0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ithudhan Arambam, Sankar Ganesh kept going for 77 more films; Prathap K. Pothan stepped back.
Before Chinnamul Periamul, Prathap K. Pothan had starred in 3 films, including Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979) and Moodupani (1980).
After Ithudhan Arambam, Prathap K. Pothan went on to appear in 14 more films, including Magudam (1992) and Athma (1993).
Before Chinnamul Periamul, Sankar Ganesh had starred in 28 films, including Chinna Chinna Veedu Katti (1980) and Ethir Veetu Jannal (1980).
After Ithudhan Arambam, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 77 more films, including Idhaya Thamarai (1990) and Jagadala Prathapan (1990).
Collaboration Journey
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