Sankar Ganesh & Sivaji Ganesan Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sankar Ganesh and Sivaji Ganesan appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1980 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naam (1985 — 7.5/10). Films span Natchathiram (1980) through Veera Pandiyan (1987).
The Sankar Ganesh & Sivaji Ganesan partnership
Between 1980 and 1987, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 7 years. For 7 years, a Sankar–Sivaji film arrived almost every year. The work is uneven: Naam (7.5) at one end, Raja Mariathai (1.0) at the other.
From Natchathiram (1980) to Veera Pandiyan (1987). The played out closed with Veera Pandiyan in 1987.
The shape of the work
Sankar Ganesh scored every film; Sivaji Ganesan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 1 decade
- Naam
- Veera Pandiyan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Sankar Ganesh had 3 films behind them; Sivaji Ganesan had 154. After Veera Pandiyan, Sankar Ganesh kept going for 95 more films; Sivaji Ganesan stepped back.
Before Natchathiram, Sankar Ganesh had starred in 3 films, including Adukku Malli (1979) and Inikkum Ilamai (1979).
After Veera Pandiyan, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 95 more films, including Idhaya Thamarai (1990) and Jagadala Prathapan (1990).
Before Natchathiram, Sivaji Ganesan had starred in 154 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Karnan (1964).
After Veera Pandiyan, Sivaji Ganesan went on to appear in 14 more films, including Mudhal Kural (1992) and Puthiya Vaanam (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sankar Ganesh & Sivaji Ganesan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sivachandran appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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