Sivaji Ganesan & Durai Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sivaji Ganesan and Durai appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1982 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Veera Pandiyan (1987 — 6.8/10). Films span Thunai (1982) through Veera Pandiyan (1987).
The Sivaji Ganesan & Durai partnership
From Thunai (1982) to Veera Pandiyan (1987). The ran closed with Veera Pandiyan in 1987. It started with Thunai (1982).
The shape of the work
Sivaji Ganesan acted in every film; Durai directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Veera Pandiyan
- Thunai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 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, Sivaji Ganesan had 167 films behind them; Durai had 20.
Before Thunai, Sivaji Ganesan had starred in 167 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).
Before Thunai, Durai had directed 20 films, including Kilinjalgal (1981) and Neeya (1979).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sivaji Ganesan & Durai's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sankar Ganesh is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
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