Cast & Crew Collaborators
K. Shankar
K. Shankar Cast, Crew & Frequent Collaborators
K. Shankar's collaborators
One pairing towers over the rest: M. S. Viswanathan, with 20+ films — far ahead of every other collaborator. K. Shankar's most frequent music director is M. S. Viswanathan — 23 on-screen meetings.
M. G. Ramachandran averages 7.5/10 across 9 films with K. Shankar — the highest-rated active pairing. From 1960 (with Saroja Devi) to 1996 (with K. R. Vijaya).
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
M. S. Viswanathan pulls ahead of every other pairing — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 155%.
Top pairings compared
Average ratings sit within 0.5 of each other across the top four — the differentiation is in span and recency, not quality.
| Metric | M. S. Viswanathan | K. R. Vijaya | M. N. Nambiar | Sivaji Ganesan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Films together | 23 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| Avg rating | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| First | 1965 | 1972 | 1963 | 1962 |
| Latest | 1996 | 1996 | 1989 | 1985 |
| Best film | Chandhrodhayam | Bala Nagamma | Chandhrodhayam | Aalayamani |
Top Co-Actors of K. Shankar

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Music Directors Who Worked with K. Shankar
Multi-decade partnerships
M. S. Viswanathan is the only collaborator who has worked with K. Shankar in every decade of her career.
Most acclaimed pairings
5 pairings cluster above 7.5/10 — M. G. Ramachandran, Nagesh, and Saroja Devi sit at the top of a high bar nothing else in the catalogue reaches.

