Kamal Haasan & Sankar Ganesh Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and Sankar Ganesh appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1975 and 1986. Their highest-rated collaboration was Neeya (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Pattikkaattu Raja (1975) through Manakanakku (1986).
The Kamal Haasan & Sankar Ganesh partnership
From Pattikkaattu Raja (1975) to Manakanakku (1986). Neeya is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Manakanakku in 1986.
It started with Pattikkaattu Raja (1975).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Neeya; the 1980s to Manakanakku. Kamal Haasan acted in every film; Sankar Ganesh scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 3 films together, anchored by Neeya (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.4/10.
- Neeya
- Pattikkaattu Raja
- Manakanakku
- Natchathiram0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Manakanakku, Sankar Ganesh kept going for 111 more films; Kamal Haasan stepped back.
Before Pattikkaattu Raja, Kamal Haasan had starred in 14 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Arangetram (1973).
After Manakanakku, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 75 more films, including Indian (1996) and Anbe Sivam (2003).
Pattikkaattu Raja was Sankar Ganesh's acting debut.
After Manakanakku, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 111 more films, including Vilangu (1987) and Veera Pandiyan (1987).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kamal Haasan & Sankar Ganesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sripriya is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 6 films. Sripriya appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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