Sarath Babu & K. Shankar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sarath Babu and K. Shankar appeared together in 2 Tamil films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Bala Nagamma (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Bala Nagamma (1981) through Devi Dharisanam (1981).
The Sarath Babu & K. Shankar partnership
From Bala Nagamma (1981) to Devi Dharisanam (1981). The ran closed with Devi Dharisanam in 1981. Bala Nagamma is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Bala Nagamma (1981).
The shape of the work
Sarath Babu acted in every film; K. Shankar directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Bala Nagamma
- Devi Dharisanam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Devi Dharisanam, Sarath Babu kept going for 78 more films; K. Shankar stepped back. By the time of Bala Nagamma, both already had careers — Sarath Babu with 13 films, K. Shankar with 28.
Before Bala Nagamma, Sarath Babu had starred in 13 films, including Nenjathai Killadhe (1980) and Mullum Malarum (1978).
After Devi Dharisanam, Sarath Babu went on to appear in 78 more films, including Shirdi Sai (2012) and Por Thozhil (2023).
Before Bala Nagamma, K. Shankar had directed 28 films, including Uzhaikkum Karangal (1976) and Kudiyirundha Koyil (1968).
After Devi Dharisanam, K. Shankar went on to direct 17 more films, including Siranjeevi (1984) and Raja Rishi (1985).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sarath Babu & K. Shankar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
K. R. Vijaya is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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