Mohan & Sankar Ganesh Movies Together List — 16 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mohan and Sankar Ganesh appeared together in 16 Tamil films between 1982 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jagadala Prathapan (1990 — 4.4/10). Films span Chinnanj Chirusugal (1982) through Jagadala Prathapan (1990).
The Mohan & Sankar Ganesh partnership
Between 1982 and 1990, they barely worked apart — 16 films in 8 years. 1984 was their peak — 8 films in twelve months. For 8 years, a Mohan–Sankar film arrived almost every year.
They saved their best for last — Jagadala Prathapan (4.4/10) came 8 years in. From Chinnanj Chirusugal (1982) to Jagadala Prathapan (1990).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 88% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Rusi; the 1990s to Jagadala Prathapan. Mohan acted in every film; Sankar Ganesh scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
16 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 14 films, averaging 1.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.4/10.
- Rusi
- Shanthi Muhoortham
- Jagadala Prathapan
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
16 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
62% of Mohan's screen credits are with Sankar Ganesh. When they first worked together, Mohan had 4 films behind them; Sankar Ganesh had 51. After Jagadala Prathapan, Sankar Ganesh kept going for 31 more films; Mohan stepped back.
Before Chinnanj Chirusugal, Mohan had starred in 4 films, including Nenjathai Killadhe (1980) and Moodupani (1980).
After Jagadala Prathapan, Mohan went on to appear in 6 more films, including Sutta Pazham (2008) and Jothi (2022).
Before Chinnanj Chirusugal, Sankar Ganesh had starred in 51 films, including Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981) and Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981).
After Jagadala Prathapan, 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 Mohan & Sankar Ganesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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