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2 films·1985–1986·Top Music Composer: Ilayaraja (1 films)·Top co-star: Ambika (1 films)

Sivaji Ganesan & Rajasekhar Movies Together List — 2 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-06-06 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

Sivaji Ganesan and Rajasekhar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1985 and 1986. Their highest-rated collaboration was Padikkadavan (1985 — 5.0/10). Films span Padikkadavan (1985) through Lakshmi Vanthachu (1986).

2
Films Together
5.0
Average Rating
1985 - 1986
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

The Sivaji Ganesan & Rajasekhar partnership

From Padikkadavan (1985) to Lakshmi Vanthachu (1986). The ran closed with Lakshmi Vanthachu in 1986. It started with Padikkadavan (1985).

The shape of the work

Sivaji Ganesan acted in every film; Rajasekhar directed all of them.

2 films across 1 decade

1980s
Films2
Avg Rating5.0/10
Notable:
  • Padikkadavan(5)
  • Lakshmi Vanthachu0
Era:
Sivaji: ActiveRajasekhar: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration19851986
Span1 years
Avg Interval~1 years

2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
2 films (100%)

Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.

Where each was in their career

When they first worked together, Sivaji Ganesan had 197 films behind them; Rajasekhar had 9.

Sivaji Ganesan

Before Padikkadavan, Sivaji Ganesan had starred in 197 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Karnan (1964).

After Lakshmi Vanthachu, Sivaji Ganesan went on to appear in 21 more films, including Mudhal Kural (1992) and Veera Pandiyan (1987).

Rajasekhar

Before Padikkadavan, Rajasekhar had directed 9 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Thambikku Entha Ooru (1984).

After Lakshmi Vanthachu, Rajasekhar went on to direct 23 more films, including Koolikaran (1987) and Mahankali (2013).

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