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16 Films Together
16 films·1982–1987·Top co-star: Nalini (5 films)

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).

16
Films Together
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1982 - 1987
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

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

1980s
Films16
Notable:
  • Ilanjodigal0
  • Thunai0
Era:
Suresh: ActiveSankar: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration19821987
Span5 years

16 films across 5 years represents focused partnership.

Language Distribution

Tamil
16 films (100%)

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.

Suresh

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).

Sankar Ganesh

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).

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