Suresh & Sankar Ganesh Movies Together List — 16 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suresh and Sankar Ganesh appeared together in 16 Tamil films between 1982 and 1987. Films span Ilanjodigal (1982) through Nalla Pambu (1987).
The Suresh & Sankar Ganesh partnership
Between 1982 and 1987, they barely worked apart — 16 films in 5 years. 1985 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 5 years, a Suresh–Sankar film arrived almost every year.
From Ilanjodigal (1982) to Nalla Pambu (1987). The played out closed with Nalla Pambu in 1987.
The shape of the work
Suresh acted in every film; Sankar Ganesh scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
16 films across 1 decade
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
16 films across 5 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Suresh had 2 films behind them; Sankar Ganesh had 51. After Nalla Pambu, Sankar Ganesh kept going for 95 more films; Suresh stepped back.
Before Ilanjodigal, Suresh had starred in 2 films, including Panneer Pushpangal (1981) and Nandu (1981).
After Nalla Pambu, Suresh went on to appear in 44 more films, including Saivam (2014) and Subrahmanyapuram (2018).
Before Ilanjodigal, Sankar Ganesh had starred in 51 films, including Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981) and Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981).
After Nalla Pambu, Sankar Ganesh went on to appear in 95 more films, including Idhaya Thamarai (1990) and Jagadala Prathapan (1990).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Suresh & Sankar Ganesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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