
Co-Stars & Directors
Sivaji Ganesan
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Sivaji Ganesan's collaborators
One pairing towers over the rest: Prabhu, with 17 on-screen meetings — far ahead of every other collaborator. Sivaji Ganesan's most frequent co-actor is Prabhu — 15+ films.
From 1983 (with R. Krishnamoorthy) to 1999 (with Arjun). 52 on-screen partners, 9 directors — a balanced spread between cast and crew.
As of July 2026.
Collaborator network
Top 12 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.
Strongest pairings
Prabhu outpaces the next-strongest by a clear margin — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 73%.
Top pairings compared
Prabhu leads on film count, M. S. Viswanathan on average rating, Vijayakumar on recency — the four pull ahead on different metrics.
| Metric | Prabhu | M. S. Viswanathan | Ilayaraja | Vijayakumar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Films together | 17 | 16 | 14 | 7 |
| Avg rating | 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| First | 1983 | 1983 | 1984 | 1983 |
| Latest | 1995 | 1991 | 1992 | 1998 |
| Best film | Sandhippu | Sandhippu | Padikkaatha Pannaiyar | Sandhippu |
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Directors Who Worked with Sivaji Ganesan
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Music Directors Who Worked with Sivaji Ganesan
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Multi-decade partnerships
Vijayakumar is the only collaborator who has worked with Sivaji Ganesan in every decade of her career.
Most acclaimed pairings
5 pairings cluster above 7.5/10 — R. Krishnamurthy, V. S. Raghavan, and Saritha sit at the top of a high bar nothing else in the catalogue reaches.