Sankar Ganesh & C.I.D. Sakunthala Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sankar Ganesh and C.I.D. Sakunthala appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1972 and 1980. Films span Idhaya Veenai (1972) through Vandichakkaram (1980).
The Sankar Ganesh & C.I.D. Sakunthala partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Vandichakkaram (1980). They didn't share a set between 1972 and 1980. From Idhaya Veenai (1972) to Vandichakkaram (1980).
The played out closed with Vandichakkaram in 1980. It started with Idhaya Veenai (1972).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Idhaya Veenai; the 1980s to Vandichakkaram. Sankar Ganesh scored every film; C.I.D. Sakunthala acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 2 films.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Idhaya Veenai0
- Pugundha Veedu0
- Vandichakkaram0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
60% of C.I.D. Sakunthala's screen credits are with Sankar Ganesh. After Vandichakkaram, Sankar Ganesh kept going for 272 more films; C.I.D. Sakunthala stepped back.
Idhaya Veenai was Sankar Ganesh's acting debut.
After Vandichakkaram, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 272 more films, including Vilangu (1987) and Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981).
Before Idhaya Veenai, C.I.D. Sakunthala had starred in 2 films, including Thirumalai Thenkumari (1970) and Policekaran Magal (1962).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sankar Ganesh & C.I.D. Sakunthala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Lakshmi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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