Ambika & Ra. Sankaran Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ambika and Ra. Sankaran appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1986 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kanmaniye Pesu (1986 — 6.5/10). Films span Kanmaniye Pesu (1986) through Velundu Vinaiyillai (1987).
The Ambika & Ra. Sankaran partnership
From Kanmaniye Pesu (1986) to Velundu Vinaiyillai (1987). The ran closed with Velundu Vinaiyillai in 1987. It started with Kanmaniye Pesu (1986).
The shape of the work
Ambika acted in every film; Ra. Sankaran acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Kanmaniye Pesu
- Velundu Vinaiyillai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 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, Ambika had 48 films behind them; Ra. Sankaran had 7. After Velundu Vinaiyillai, Ambika kept going for 29 more films; Ra. Sankaran stepped back.
Before Kanmaniye Pesu, Ambika had starred in 48 films, including Vazhvey Maayam (1982) and Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981).
After Velundu Vinaiyillai, Ambika went on to appear in 29 more films, including Jigarthanda (2014) and Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001).
Before Kanmaniye Pesu, Ra. Sankaran had starred in 7 films, including Pudhumai Penn (1984) and Kumaripennin Ullathile (1980).
After Velundu Vinaiyillai, Ra. Sankaran went on to appear in 8 more films, including Sathi Leelavathi (1995) and Anthimanthaarai (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ambika & Ra. Sankaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Viswanathan is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
Other iconic Tamil director-actor duos
Discover other partnerships with comparable filmographies and ratings
