Sampath Ram & Mahanadhi Shankar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-17 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sampath Ram and Mahanadhi Shankar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2001 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was IPC 376 (2021 — 6.3/10). Films span Dheena (2001) through IPC 376 (2021).
The Sampath Ram & Mahanadhi Shankar partnership
After 20 years apart, they came back together for IPC 376 (2021). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2021. From Dheena (2001) to IPC 376 (2021).
It started with Dheena (2001).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Dheena; the 2020s to IPC 376. Sampath Ram acted in every film; Mahanadhi Shankar acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Dheena
- IPC 376
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 20 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Dheena was Sampath Ram's acting debut.
After IPC 376, Sampath Ram went on to appear in 9 more films, including 1945 (2022) and Irumban (2023).
Before Dheena, Mahanadhi Shankar had starred in 3 films, including Baashha (1995) and Mahanadi (1994).
After IPC 376, Mahanadhi Shankar went on to appear in 7 more films, including Uyir Thamizhukku (2023) and Thunivu (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sampath Ram & Mahanadhi Shankar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ajith Kumar is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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