Sangili Murugan & Ganthimathi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sangili Murugan and Ganthimathi appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1979 and 1992. Their highest-rated collaboration was Suvarilladha Chiththirangal (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Suvarilladha Chiththirangal (1979) through Thevar Magan (1992).
The Sangili Murugan & Ganthimathi partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Thevar Magan (1992). Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. They didn't share a set between 1983 and 1992.
From Suvarilladha Chiththirangal (1979) to Thevar Magan (1992). Suvarilladha Chiththirangal is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Suvarilladha Chiththirangal; the 1990s to Thevar Magan. Sangili Murugan acted in every film; Ganthimathi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Suvarilladha Chiththirangal (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
- Suvarilladha Chiththirangal
- Saattai Illatha Pambaram0
- Thevar Magan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Suvarilladha Chiththirangal was Sangili Murugan's acting debut.
After Thevar Magan, Sangili Murugan went on to appear in 18 more films, including Ratsasan (2018) and Jigarthanda (2014).
Before Suvarilladha Chiththirangal, Ganthimathi had starred in 10 films, including Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977) and Naan Avanillai (1974).
After Thevar Magan, Ganthimathi went on to appear in 11 more films, including Virumaandi (2004) and Nila (1994).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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