Sankar Ganesh & K. Vijayan Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sankar Ganesh and K. Vijayan appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 1973 and 1989. Films span Dheiva Vamsam (1973) through En Rathathin Rathame (1989).
The Sankar Ganesh & K. Vijayan partnership
1984 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From Dheiva Vamsam (1973) to En Rathathin Rathame (1989). The spanned closed with En Rathathin Rathame in 1989.
It started with Dheiva Vamsam (1973).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 90% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Dheiva Vamsam; the 1980s to Vandichakkaram. Sankar Ganesh scored every film; K. Vijayan directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
10 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 9 films.
- Dheiva Vamsam0
- Vandichakkaram0
- Aani Ver0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
83% of K. Vijayan's screen credits are with Sankar Ganesh. After En Rathathin Rathame, Sankar Ganesh kept going for 61 more films; K. Vijayan stepped back.
Dheiva Vamsam was Sankar Ganesh's acting debut.
After En Rathathin Rathame, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 61 more films, including Idhaya Thamarai (1990) and Jagadala Prathapan (1990).
Before Dheiva Vamsam, K. Vijayan had directed 1 film, including Kaval Daivam (1969).
After En Rathathin Rathame, K. Vijayan went on to direct 1 more film, including Aval Potta Kolam (1995).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sankar Ganesh & K. Vijayan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mohan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2Other iconic Tamil director-actor duos
Discover other partnerships with comparable filmographies and ratings
