Sankar Ganesh & Kanaka Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sankar Ganesh and Kanaka appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1990 and 1992. Films span Durga (1990) through Purushan Enakku Arasan (1992).
The Sankar Ganesh & Kanaka partnership
Between 1990 and 1992, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 2 years. From Durga (1990) to Purushan Enakku Arasan (1992). The unfolded closed with Purushan Enakku Arasan in 1992.
It started with Durga (1990).
The shape of the work
Sankar Ganesh scored every film; Kanaka acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 1 decade
- Durga0
- Saaththaan Sollai Thattaathe0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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
When they first worked together, Sankar Ganesh had 239 films behind them; Kanaka had 2.
Before Durga, Sankar Ganesh had starred in 239 films, including Vilangu (1987) and Naam (1985).
After Purushan Enakku Arasan, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 4 more films, including Konjum Kili (1993) and Sivarathiri (1993).
Before Durga, Kanaka had starred in 2 films, including Karagattakaran (1989) and Thangamana Rasa (1989).
After Purushan Enakku Arasan, Kanaka went on to appear in 10 more films, including Sakkarai Devan (1993) and Viralukketha Veekkam (1999).
Collaboration Journey
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