Sankar Ganesh & Y. Vijaya Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sankar Ganesh and Y. Vijaya appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1977 and 1990. Films span Chakravarthi (1977) through Aadi Velli (1990).
The Sankar Ganesh & Y. Vijaya partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Aval Mella Sirithaal (1988). They didn't share a set between 1977 and 1988. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Chakravarthi (1977) to Aadi Velli (1990). It started with Chakravarthi (1977).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Chakravarthi; the 1990s to Aadi Velli. Sankar Ganesh scored every film; Y. Vijaya acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Chakravarthi0
- Aval Mella Sirithaal0
- Aadi Velli0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Aadi Velli, Sankar Ganesh kept going for 31 more films; Y. Vijaya stepped back.
Chakravarthi was Sankar Ganesh's acting debut.
After Aadi Velli, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 31 more films, including Thai Poosam (1991) and Namma Ooru Mariyamma (1991).
Before Chakravarthi, Y. Vijaya had starred in 2 films, including Moondru Mudichu (1976) and Manmadha Leelai (1976).
After Aadi Velli, Y. Vijaya went on to appear in 10 more films, including Subhakankshalu (1997) and Nippu Ravva (1993).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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