Karthik & Sankar Ganesh Movies Together List — 12 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karthik and Sankar Ganesh appeared together in 12 Tamil films between 1982 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Idhaya Thamarai (1990 — 5.0/10). Films span Ilanjodigal (1982) through Idhaya Thamarai (1990).
The Karthik & Sankar Ganesh partnership
Between 1982 and 1990, they barely worked apart — 12 films in 8 years. 1985 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 8 years, a Karthik–Sankar film arrived almost every year.
They saved their best for last — Idhaya Thamarai (5.0/10) came 8 years in. The work is uneven: Idhaya Thamarai (5.0) at one end, Sattathin Thirappu Vizha (1.0) at the other.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 92% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Aval Sumangalithan; the 1990s to Idhaya Thamarai. Karthik acted in every film; Sankar Ganesh scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
12 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 11 films, averaging 1.6/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
- Aval Sumangalithan
- Raja Mariathai
- Idhaya Thamarai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
12 films across 8 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, Karthik had 1 films behind them; Sankar Ganesh had 51. After Idhaya Thamarai, Karthik kept going for 70 more films; Sankar Ganesh stepped back.
Before Ilanjodigal, Karthik had starred in 1 film, including Alaigal Oivathillai (1981).
After Idhaya Thamarai, Karthik went on to appear in 70 more films, including Nadodi Thendral (1992) and Seeman (1994).
Before Ilanjodigal, Sankar Ganesh had starred in 51 films, including Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981) and Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981).
After Idhaya Thamarai, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 31 more films, including Thai Poosam (1991) and Namma Ooru Mariyamma (1991).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karthik & Sankar Ganesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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