Meena & Gemini Ganesan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Meena and Gemini Ganesan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1996 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Avvai Shanmughi (1996 — 5.9/10). Films span Avvai Shanmughi (1996) through Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar (1998).
The Meena & Gemini Ganesan partnership
From Avvai Shanmughi (1996) to Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar (1998). The ran closed with Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar in 1998. It started with Avvai Shanmughi (1996).
The shape of the work
Meena acted in every film; Gemini Ganesan acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Avvai Shanmughi
- Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Meena had 34 films behind them; Gemini Ganesan had 108. After Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar, Meena kept going for 50 more films; Gemini Ganesan stepped back.
Before Avvai Shanmughi, Meena had starred in 34 films, including Thai Maaman (1994) and Nenjangal (1982).
After Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar, Meena went on to appear in 50 more films, including Drushyam 2 (2021) and Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013).
Before Avvai Shanmughi, Gemini Ganesan had starred in 108 films, including Pasamalar (1961) and Annai Velankanni (1971).
After Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar, Gemini Ganesan went on to appear in 1 more film, including Thodarum (1999).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Meena & Gemini Ganesan 's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manivannan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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