Sankar Ganesh & Shobha Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sankar Ganesh and Shobha appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1979 and 1981. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pasi (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Pasi (1979) through Vaadagai Veedu (1981).
The Sankar Ganesh & Shobha partnership
Between 1979 and 1981, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 2 years. From Pasi (1979) to Vaadagai Veedu (1981). The spanned closed with Vaadagai Veedu in 1981.
Pasi is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Pasi (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Pasi; the 1980s to Ponnagaram. Sankar Ganesh scored every film; Shobha acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Pasi (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 4 films.
- Pasi
- Ponnagaram0
- Veli Thandiya Velladu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Shobha's screen credits are with Sankar Ganesh. After Vaadagai Veedu, Sankar Ganesh kept going for 249 more films; Shobha stepped back.
Pasi was Sankar Ganesh's acting debut.
After Vaadagai Veedu, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 249 more films, including Vilangu (1987) and Vetri (1984).
Before Pasi, Shobha had starred in 4 films, including Mullum Malarum (1978) and Nizhal Nijamagiradhu (1978).
After Vaadagai Veedu, Shobha went on to appear in 1 more film, including Kovai Brothers (2006).
Collaboration Journey
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