Kalaivanan Kannadasan & S. S. Chandran Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kalaivanan Kannadasan and S. S. Chandran appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1988 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kan Simittum Neram (1988 — 5.9/10). Films span Kan Simittum Neram (1988) through Vaa Arugil Vaa (1991).
The Kalaivanan Kannadasan & S. S. Chandran partnership
From Kan Simittum Neram (1988) to Vaa Arugil Vaa (1991). The ran closed with Vaa Arugil Vaa in 1991. It started with Kan Simittum Neram (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Kan Simittum Neram; the 1990s to Vaa Arugil Vaa. Kalaivanan Kannadasan directed every film; S. S. Chandran acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.3/10.
- Kan Simittum Neram
- Vaa Arugil Vaa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Vaa Arugil Vaa, S. S. Chandran kept going for 24 more films; Kalaivanan Kannadasan stepped back.
Before Kan Simittum Neram, Kalaivanan Kannadasan had directed 1 film, including Pattam Padhavi (1981).
Before Kan Simittum Neram, S. S. Chandran had starred in 21 films, including Vetri (1984) and Sirai (1984).
After Vaa Arugil Vaa, S. S. Chandran went on to appear in 24 more films, including Thirunelveli (2000) and Vishnu (1995).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kalaivanan Kannadasan & S. S. Chandran's professional partnership
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