Shankar–Ganesh


Shankar–Ganesh is an Indian music director duo who has worked on Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies for around 50 years.

Career

They started as assistants to Tamil music composers M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy in 1964 and later the duo assisted M.S.Viswanathan alone from 1965 till 1967. Kannadhasan started his own film Titled "Nagarathil Thirudargal" in which he introduced Shankar Ganesh as music directors. The film was stopped, so Kannadhasan took them to Chinnappa Devar and requested him to give them a chance. After Kannadhasan's death, Shankar Ganesh had their titles changed to " Kavinger vazhangiya thevarin" Shankar Ganesh
Kaveri Thanda Kalaiselvi was a Natya Nadagam wherein Jayalalitha was main lead and rehearsals used to happen at her house with all artistes and musicians coming to her house and doing practice. Shankaraman, musician duo Shankar and Ganesh used to come to play music. Sandhya used to make food and give all artistes breakfast and lunch. This went on for 28 days before the first show happened in 1965. After Jayalalitha became a huge star she recommended Devar Films to give musician duo Shankar Ganesh their debut film as a music director in the film Maharasi starring Ravinchandran with Jayalalitha.
Their first independent release was Magaraasi in 1967. Aattukara Alamelu was a turning point in their career.
Musician duo Shankar Ganesh composed music for 2 film s of Jayalalitha – Maharasi in 1967 produced by Devar Films and Vandhale Maharasi in 1973 directed by K.S.Gopalakrishnan. Their best known composition were in Naan Yen Pirenden and Idhaya Veenai.

Bomb blast

On 17 November 1986, Ganesh received an anonymous parcel by post. It contained a tape recorder with a note from the sender saying that the parcel contained a cassette with some ‘new’ music and if Ganesh liked it, he should give the sender a "break" into films. As Ganesh pressed the play button, the tape recorder exploded in his face, injuring his hands and eyes. Plastic surgery restored his hands and allowed him to play the keyboard, but he lost his vision in his right eye and had blurred vision in the left. On 1 June 2014, his vision was restored by a "glued intra ocular lens" technique.
He was also performing on the stage 50 meters away at the Congress rally in Sriperumbudur on 21 May 1991, when a human bomb killed Rajiv Gandhi.

Personal life

Shankar from the duo died prematurely, while Ganesh continued take the band forward with the name Shankar–Ganesh, and has often been credited simply as Shankar Ganesh himself. Shankar's son Balasubramaniam Shanker made his debut as a music composer through Chinni Jayanth's romantic drama film, Unakkaga Mattum. Ganesh's son Shreekumar, became an actor, and later married actress Shamitha, who starred in Pandavar Bhoomi.

Discography

Their works include music for the following movies:

1960s–1970s

1980s

YearFilmLanguageNotes
1980AnthappuramMalayalam
1980Chandra BimbamMalayalam
1980Kannil Theriyum KathaikalTamilcomposed one song "Naan Unna Nenachen"
1980Dhinamthorum DeepavaliTamil
1980Ival Eevazhi Ithu VareMalayalam
1980VandichakkaramTamil
1980Kumari Pennin UllathileTamil
1980Love in SingaporeMalayalam
1980NatchathiramTamil
1980Nijangal NilaikkindranaTamil
1980PonnagaramTamil
1980Maria My DarlingKannada / Tamil
1980Rahasya RatriKannada
1981Veli Thaandiya VellaaduTamil
1981Anjatha NenjangalTamil
1981Aani VerTamil
1981Jadhikkoru NeedhiTamil
1981Chinna Mul Periya MulTamil
1981Kanneer PookkalTamil
1981Needhi PizhaithathuTamil
1981SaahasamMalayalam
1981SankharshamMalayalam
1981Sattam Oru IruttaraiTamil
1981Palaivana SolaiTamil
1981Sivappu MalliTamil
1981SphodanamMalayalam
1982AarambhamMalayalam
1982Darling, Darling, DarlingTamil
1982Pakkathu Veetu RojaTamil
1982Nenjile ThunivirunthalTamil
1982NenjangalTamil
1982Neram VandhachuTamil
1982Mamiyara MarumagalaTamil
1982IlanjodigalTamil
1982Khadeema KallaruKannada
1982AdhisayappiravigalTamil
1982Auto RajaTamil
1982Ayiram MuthangalTamil
1982GuhaMalayalam
1982KaalamMalayalam
1982Kalyana KalamTamil
1982Kanalukku KaraiyethuTamil
1982KazhumaramMalayalam
1982KrodhamTamil
1982Maattuvin ChattangaleMalayalam
1982NenjangalTamil
1982Oorum UravumTamil
1982PaanjajanyamMalayalam
1982Pattanathu RajakkalTamil
1982Poi SatchiTamil
1982Theerpugal ThiruththapadalamTamil
1982Thooku MedaiTamil
1982ThunaiTamil
1982RangaTamil
1983Alai Payum NenjangalTamil
1983En Aasai UnnoduthanTamil
1983Anal KaatruTamil
1983Thai VeeduTamil
1983AngamMalayalam
1983BhookambamMalayalam
1983Dhooram AdhighamillaiTamil
1983YudhamMalayalam
1983ChakravyuhaKannada
1983Sididedda SahodaraKannada
1983Nenjamellam NeeyeTamil
1984Naane RajaKannada
1984NinaivugalTamil
1984NandriTamil
1984NiraparaadhiTamil
1984OsaiTamil
1984PralayanthakaKannada
1984ThirakalMalayalam
1984Vai PandalTamil
1984VetriTamil
1984Pournami AlaigalTamil
1985NaagamTamil
1985ChaviTamil
1985AvanTamil
1985Santhosha KanavukalTamil
1985AadhiyugamMalayalam
1985AnthasthuTamil
1985BandhamTamil
1985Poi MugangalTamil
1985Chain JayapalTamil
1985Chidambara RahasiyamTamil
1985Engirunthalum VazhgaTamil
1985IlamaiTamil
1985KutravaaligalTamil
1985Mareyada ManikyaKannada
1985Needhiyin NizhalTamil
1985Pournami Raavil 3DMalayalam
1985Naanu Nanna HendthiKannada
1985Pournami RaavilMalayalam
1985Savira SulluKannada
1985UthamiTamil
1985VeliTamil
1985SwabhimanaKannada
1985KarinagaKannada
1985Mangamma SabathamTamil
1986Aayiram KannudayaalTamil
1986Anandha KanneerTamil
1986Piranthaen ValarnthenTamil
1986AsambhavaKannada
1986Kulirkaala MegangalTamil
1986Paadum VaanampadiTamil
1986Kadinalli JathreKannada-
1986Panneer NadhigalTamil
1986Mounam KalaikirathuTamil
1986KaalamTamil
1986Samsaram Adhu MinsaramTamil
1986AnandKannada
1987Anbulla AppaTamil
1987Anjatha SingamTamil
1987Enga Chinna RasaTamil
1987Raja MariyadhaiTamil
1987OorkavalanTamil
1987Thirumathi Oru VegumathiTamil
1987VeerapandiyanTamil
1988Aalay Pathu Malai MathuTamil
1988Karate GirlsMalayalam
1988Mappillai SirTamil
1988Makkal AanaiyittalTamil
1988Sahadevan MahadevanTamil
1988Anjatha SingamTamil
1988Veedu Manaivi MakkalTamil
1988Vacha Kuri ThappathuTamil
1988SamyukthaKannadaBackground score only
1988SivapputhaaliTamil
1988PrajaprabhutvaKannada
1989Ade Raaga Ade HaaduKannada
1989En Rathathin RathameTamil
1989Manidhan MarivittanTamil
1989MrugayaMalayalam
1989Sattathin Thirappu VizhaaTamil
1989Sakalakala SammandhiTamil
1989Nyaya TharasuTamil
1989Chakkikotha ChankaranMalayalam
1989Manandhal MahadevanTamil
1989Thangamana PurushanTamil
1989Thangamani RamamaniTamil

1990s

2000s