Co-Stars & Directors
Kanchana
Kanchana Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together
Kanchana's collaborators
One pairing towers over the rest: Nagesh, with 12 on-screen meetings — far ahead of every other collaborator. Kanchana's most frequent co-actor is Nagesh — 10+ films.
C. V. Sridhar averages 8.5/10 across 2 films with Kanchana — the highest-rated active pairing. From 1964 (with C. V. Sridhar) to 1977 (with A. C. Tirulokchandar).
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
4 of the five strongest pairings are on-screen partners — the working circle tilts toward on-screen partners more than co-stars.
Top pairings compared
Average ratings sit within 0.2 of each other across the top four — the differentiation is in span and recency, not quality.
| Metric | Nagesh | M. S. Viswanathan | Ravichandran | Sivaji Ganesan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Films together | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| Avg rating | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| First | 1964 | 1966 | 1964 | 1966 |
| Latest | 1975 | 1977 | 1975 | 1977 |
| Best film | Kaadhalikka Neramillai | Shanti Nilayam | Kaadhalikka Neramillai | Motor Sundaram Pillai |
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Directors Who Worked with Kanchana
Music Directors Who Worked with Kanchana
Multi-decade partnerships
Nagesh is the only collaborator who has worked with Kanchana in every decade of her career.
Most acclaimed pairings
5 pairings cluster above 7.5/10 — C. V. Sridhar, Gemini Ganesan , and K. Balaji sit at the top of a high bar nothing else in the catalogue reaches.