Sankar Ganesh & M. N. Nambiar Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sankar Ganesh and M. N. Nambiar appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1972 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Neeya (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Idhaya Veenai (1972) through Kaaval Nilayam (1991).
The Sankar Ganesh & M. N. Nambiar partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Idhaya Veenai (1972) to Kaaval Nilayam (1991). Neeya is the one most viewers reach for.
The played out closed with Kaaval Nilayam in 1991. It started with Idhaya Veenai (1972).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Neeya; the 1990s to Kaaval Nilayam. Sankar Ganesh scored every film; M. N. Nambiar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 3 decades
The 1970s brought 2 films together, anchored by Neeya (7.5/10).
The 1980s brought 4 films together, anchored by Vetri (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Neeya
- Idhaya Veenai0
- Vetri
- Saatchi0
- Kaaval Nilayam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
32% of Sankar Ganesh's screen credits are with M. N. Nambiar. When they first worked together, Sankar Ganesh had 0 films behind them; M. N. Nambiar had 43.
Idhaya Veenai was Sankar Ganesh's acting debut.
After Kaaval Nilayam, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 15 more films, including Moondrampadi (1992) and Naane Varuven (1992).
Before Idhaya Veenai, M. N. Nambiar had starred in 43 films, including Pasamalar (1961) and Deiva Magan (1969).
After Kaaval Nilayam, M. N. Nambiar went on to appear in 25 more films, including Thanga Manasukkaran (1992) and Sakkarai Devan (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sankar Ganesh & M. N. Nambiar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Sankar Ganesh & M. N. Nambiar's films together
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