Sathyaraj & Ganthimathi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sathyaraj and Ganthimathi appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1987 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Amaidhi Padai (1994 — 5.1/10). Films span Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi (1987) through Amaidhi Padai (1994).
The Sathyaraj & Ganthimathi partnership
From Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi (1987) to Amaidhi Padai (1994). The played out closed with Amaidhi Padai in 1994. It started with Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi; the 1990s to Amaidhi Padai. Sathyaraj acted in every film; Ganthimathi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.3/10.
- Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi
- Amaidhi Padai
- Walter Vetrivel
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Amaidhi Padai, Sathyaraj kept going for 136 more films; Ganthimathi stepped back. By the time of Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi, both already had careers — Sathyaraj with 48 films, Ganthimathi with 29.
Before Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi, Sathyaraj had starred in 48 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Kadalora Kavithaigal (1986).
After Amaidhi Padai, Sathyaraj went on to appear in 136 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Baahubali 2 (2017).
Before Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi, Ganthimathi had starred in 29 films, including Mann Vasanai (1983) and Moodupani (1980).
After Amaidhi Padai, Ganthimathi went on to appear in 4 more films, including Virumaandi (2004) and Anbu (2003).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sathyaraj & Ganthimathi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ranjitha is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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