Ganja Karuppu & Ponvannan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ganja Karuppu and Ponvannan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2007 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Paruthiveeran (2007 — 7.3/10). Films span Paruthiveeran (2007) through Sankarankovil (2011).
The Ganja Karuppu & Ponvannan partnership
From Paruthiveeran (2007) to Sankarankovil (2011). Paruthiveeran is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Paruthiveeran (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Paruthiveeran; the 2010s to Sankarankovil. Ganja Karuppu acted in every film; Ponvannan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 2 films together, anchored by Paruthiveeran (7.3/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Paruthiveeran
- Yogi
- Sankarankovil0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Sankarankovil, Ganja Karuppu kept going for 60 more films; Ponvannan stepped back.
Before Paruthiveeran, Ganja Karuppu had starred in 5 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Sivappathigaram (2006).
After Sankarankovil, Ganja Karuppu went on to appear in 60 more films, including Kurangu Bommai (2017) and Nimir (2018).
Before Paruthiveeran, Ponvannan had starred in 15 films, including Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu (1991) and Senathipathi (1996).
After Sankarankovil, Ponvannan went on to appear in 19 more films, including Kaithi (2019) and Adanga Maru (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ganja Karuppu & Ponvannan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Yuvan Shankar Raja is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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