Sankar Ganesh & Senthamarai Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-21 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sankar Ganesh and Senthamarai appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1969 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oorkavalan (1987 — 4.4/10). Films span Akka Thangai (1969) through Oorkavalan (1987).
The Sankar Ganesh & Senthamarai partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Vai Pandhal (1984). They didn't share a set between 1972 and 1984. They saved their best for last — Oorkavalan (4.4/10) came 18 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Akka Thangai (1969) to Oorkavalan (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Akka Thangai; the 1980s to Oorkavalan. Sankar Ganesh scored every film; Senthamarai acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 3 decades
The 1960s accounted for 1 film.
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 4 films, averaging 2.7/10.
- Akka Thangai0
- Annai Abirami0
- Oorkavalan
- Vai Pandhal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Senthamarai's screen credits are with Sankar Ganesh. After Oorkavalan, Sankar Ganesh kept going for 95 more films; Senthamarai stepped back.
Akka Thangai was Sankar Ganesh's acting debut.
After Oorkavalan, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 95 more films, including Idhaya Thamarai (1990) and Jagadala Prathapan (1990).
Before Akka Thangai, Senthamarai had starred in 3 films, including Thozhilali (1964) and Poompuhar (1964).
After Oorkavalan, Senthamarai went on to appear in 9 more films, including Enga Ooru Kavalkaran (1988) and Guru Sishyan (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sankar Ganesh & Senthamarai's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Sankar Ganesh & Senthamarai's films together
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