Sankar Ganesh & Nalini Movies Together List — 16 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sankar Ganesh and Nalini appeared together in 16 Tamil films between 1980 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Veera Pandiyan (1987 — 6.8/10). Films span Thanimaram (1980) through Kazhugumalai Kallan (1988).
The Sankar Ganesh & Nalini partnership
Between 1980 and 1988, they barely worked apart — 16 films in 8 years. 1984 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 8 years, a Sankar–Nalini film arrived almost every year.
They saved their best for last — Veera Pandiyan (6.8/10) came 7 years in. From Thanimaram (1980) to Kazhugumalai Kallan (1988).
The shape of the work
Sankar Ganesh scored every film; Nalini acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
16 films across 1 decade
- Veera Pandiyan
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
16 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
47% of Nalini's screen credits are with Sankar Ganesh. After Kazhugumalai Kallan, Sankar Ganesh kept going for 77 more films; Nalini stepped back.
Before Thanimaram, Sankar Ganesh had starred in 3 films, including Adukku Malli (1979) and Inikkum Ilamai (1979).
After Kazhugumalai Kallan, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 77 more films, including Idhaya Thamarai (1990) and Jagadala Prathapan (1990).
Before Thanimaram, Nalini had starred in 1 film, including Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977).
After Kazhugumalai Kallan, Nalini went on to appear in 17 more films, including Nagaram Marupakkam (2010) and Seetayya (2003).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sankar Ganesh & Nalini's professional partnership
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