Rama Narayanan & Shankar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rama Narayanan and Shankar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1988 and 1994. Films span Manaivi Oru Mandhiri (1988) through Vaanga Partner Vaanga (1994).
The Rama Narayanan & Shankar partnership
From Manaivi Oru Mandhiri (1988) to Vaanga Partner Vaanga (1994). The ran closed with Vaanga Partner Vaanga in 1994. It started with Manaivi Oru Mandhiri (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Manaivi Oru Mandhiri; the 1990s to Vaanga Partner Vaanga. Never on the same side of the camera — Rama Narayanan story, Shankar original music composer, across all 2 films.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Manaivi Oru Mandhiri0
- Vaanga Partner Vaanga0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Manaivi Oru Mandhiri, both already had careers — Rama Narayanan with 42 films, Shankar with 19.
Before Manaivi Oru Mandhiri, Rama Narayanan had starred in 42 films, including Sivappu Malli (1981) and Engal Kural (1985).
After Vaanga Partner Vaanga, Rama Narayanan went on to appear in 18 more films, including Vizha (2013) and Kutti Pisasu (2010).
Before Manaivi Oru Mandhiri, Shankar had starred in 19 films, including Vetri (1984) and Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981).
After Vaanga Partner Vaanga, Shankar went on to appear in 21 more films, including Robot (2010) and Indian (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rama Narayanan & Shankar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kovai Sarala is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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