Sankar Ganesh & Aruna Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sankar Ganesh and Aruna appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1981 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sivappu Malli (1981 — 6.8/10). Films span Sivappu Malli (1981) through Aadi Velli (1990).
The Sankar Ganesh & Aruna partnership
From Sivappu Malli (1981) to Aadi Velli (1990). The spanned closed with Aadi Velli in 1990. It started with Sivappu Malli (1981).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Sivappu Malli; the 1990s to Aadi Velli. Sankar Ganesh scored every film; Aruna acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Sivappu Malli
- Penmani Aval Kanmani
- Aadi Velli0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
71% of Aruna's screen credits are with Sankar Ganesh. After Aadi Velli, Sankar Ganesh kept going for 31 more films; Aruna stepped back.
Before Sivappu Malli, Sankar Ganesh had starred in 28 films, including Chinna Chinna Veedu Katti (1980) and Ethir Veetu Jannal (1980).
After Aadi Velli, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 31 more films, including Thai Poosam (1991) and Namma Ooru Mariyamma (1991).
Before Sivappu Malli, Aruna had starred in 2 films, including Kallukkul Eeram (1980) and Morchha (1980).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sankar Ganesh & Aruna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Venniradai Moorthy is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Venniradai Moorthy appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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