Manivannan & Sankar Ganesh Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manivannan and Sankar Ganesh appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1982 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Santhana Kaatru (1990 — 3.4/10). Films span Krodham (1982) through Santhana Kaatru (1990).
The Manivannan & Sankar Ganesh partnership
They saved their best for last — Santhana Kaatru (3.4/10) came 8 years in. From Krodham (1982) to Santhana Kaatru (1990). The unfolded closed with Santhana Kaatru in 1990.
It started with Krodham (1982).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Krodham; the 1990s to Santhana Kaatru. Never on the same side of the camera — Manivannan director, Sankar Ganesh music composer, across all 4 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.4/10.
- Krodham0
- Jigujigu Rail0
- Santhana Kaatru
- Vaazhkai Chakkaram0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Manivannan had 1 films behind them; Sankar Ganesh had 51. After Santhana Kaatru, Manivannan kept going for 163 more films; Sankar Ganesh stepped back.
Before Krodham, Manivannan had directed 1 film, including Nizhalgal (1980).
After Santhana Kaatru, Manivannan went on to direct 163 more films, including Thai Maaman (1994) and Mugam (1999).
Before Krodham, Sankar Ganesh had starred in 51 films, including Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981) and Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981).
After Santhana Kaatru, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 31 more films, including Thai Poosam (1991) and Namma Ooru Mariyamma (1991).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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