Nizhalgal Ravi & Sankar Ganesh Movies Together List — 21 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nizhalgal Ravi and Sankar Ganesh appeared together in 21 Tamil films between 1984 and 1992. Their highest-rated collaboration was Idhaya Thamarai (1990 — 5.0/10). Films span Osai (1984) through Madha Komadha (1992).
The Nizhalgal Ravi & Sankar Ganesh partnership
Between 1984 and 1992, they barely worked apart — 21 films in 8 years. 1990 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 8 years, a Nizhalgal–Sankar film arrived almost every year.
They saved their best for last — Idhaya Thamarai (5.0/10) came 6 years in. From Osai (1984) to Madha Komadha (1992).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Needhiyin Nizhal; the 1990s to Idhaya Thamarai. Nizhalgal Ravi acted in every film; Sankar Ganesh scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
21 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 11 films, averaging 2.7/10.
The 1990s accounted for 10 films, averaging 5.0/10.
- Needhiyin Nizhal
- Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi
- Idhaya Thamarai
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
21 films across 8 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Nizhalgal Ravi had 3 films behind them; Sankar Ganesh had 87. After Madha Komadha, Nizhalgal Ravi kept going for 125 more films; Sankar Ganesh stepped back.
Before Osai, Nizhalgal Ravi had starred in 3 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Mann Vasanai (1983).
After Madha Komadha, Nizhalgal Ravi went on to appear in 125 more films, including Indian (1996) and Ratsasan (2018).
Before Osai, Sankar Ganesh had starred in 87 films, including Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981) and Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981).
After Madha Komadha, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 4 more films, including Konjum Kili (1993) and Sivarathiri (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nizhalgal Ravi & Sankar Ganesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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