Ra. Sankaran

Acting

Ra. Sankaran

Born

1931-06-12 (95)

Known for

Acting

Credits

35 titles

Ramarathnam Sankaran, popularly known as Ra. Sankaran, is a Tamil stage and film actor and director. He acted in supporting roles in many Tamil films and few Telugu films. Sankaran is a cousin of film actor Javar Seetharaman.

Known for

Film credits

1990s · 15 titles

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Dr Revathi comes to her village to help people and yearns for the love of a simple but renowned village man, who detests her and cannot wait to humiliate her.

Thalattu

1993

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Mayilsamy meets Shobana and helps her out of a difficult situation by pretending to be her husband. When he realises that her father is the man who sent him to prison, he decides to exact revenge.

Sindhu Bath

1995

Pondatti Thevai poster
8.0

Pondatti Thevai is a 1990 Tamil film directed by Parthiban. The film stars Parthiban, Ashwini, Sindhu and M. R. K in lead roles.

Pondatti Thevai

1990

Sevagan poster
4.0

Story about a honest police man and his fight against politicians.

Sevagan

1992

Sathi Leelavathi poster
7.5

Arun, a married man, has an affair with Priya as he dislikes his wife Leelavathi, who is plain-looking and overweight. When she discovers Arun's affair, she plots with Dr. Sakthivel to win Arun back.

Sathi Leelavathi

1995

Amaran poster
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Amaran is loved by everyone as he punishes the thugs and helps the people. He finds out the truth about Andava Perumal, a criminal, and in the course to destroy him, he loses his friends and family.

Amaran

1992

Kadhal Kottai poster
7.5

Kamali loses her bag in the railway station. Later, her bag is sent to her home, along with a letter from Surya, who found it. Kamali and Surya send letters to each other and soon fall in love.

Kadhal Kottai

1996

Chinna Gounder poster
5.2

The village head is a man who sticks to honesty while making judgements. However, when he falls prey to a conspiracy, he bravely fights to ensure that justice prevails in his village.

Chinna Gounder

1992

Anthimanthaarai poster
9.0

A wartime freedom fighter seeks refuge in a young woman's home after being pursued. A platonic relationship forms between them which they will not forget for the rest of their lives.

Anthimanthaarai

1996

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Ammu, a little girl, runs away from her bungalow as her stepmother physically tortures her. However, the girl finds love and solace in the arms of Kamala, a milk vendor.

Vasalil Oru Vennila

1991

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8.0

Thayamma is a 1991 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Gopi Bhimsingh, starring Pandiyan, Anand Babu and Babu with Geetha and Oru Thalai Ragam Shankar.

Thayamma

1991

Jameen Kottai poster
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The local villagers fear Jameen Kottai and the guards that protect it. Many believe that a secret treasure is hidden in the palace. One day, Ra Sankaran and his daughter, Mohini, arrive at the palace where she has a vision of a past life. Meanwhile, an elderly lady secretly records the conversation of a group plotting to retrieve the treasure. The lather gives the recording to Manickam, who finds a clue relating to the location of the treasure, which then leads him to Karuvapatti. Manickam and his friend Prakash decide to buy the land in order to start searching for the treasure before others do. They are small-time crooks who want the treasure at any cost. They plow the land and uncover a large object carved with hideous figures.

Jameen Kottai

1995

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Three villagers go to Chennai to become rich and promise Lord Ganapathi a quarter of their profit if he becomes their partner. However, when the time comes for them to pay him, they refuse to do so.

Vaanga Partner Vaanga

1994

Chinna Madam poster
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Gopal is sentenced to the death penalty for killing his wife Gayathri (Vineetha). His last wish is meeting the feminist writer Tamilarasi (Nadhiya). He tells his past. Gopal was from a middle-class family and lived with his mother Sharadha (Vijayakumari) and his mentally ill sister (Vinodhini). He fell in love with, a rich city girl, Gayathri and he got married with her. Gayathri had often quarrels with Gopal because he was not rich. Finally, Gayathri removed her thaali and applied for the divorce. Heartbroken, Sharadha died of a heart attack. Gopal proceeded for his mother's cremation. Angry, he ran with a stick in fire and he discovered Gayathri in fire at her house.Tamilarasi decides at any price to save Gopal before his death.

Chinna Madam

1994

Azhagarsamy poster
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Thayama gets money from a landlord in order to save her husband and promises to give her child in return. Things turn for the worst when the rich man wants to marry off his daughter to Thayama's son.

Azhagarsamy

1999

1980s · 14 titles

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A priest adopts Peter and Rani, two orphaned children he meets in his church. When Rani goes to college and falls in love with Murali, her brother Peter refuses to accept their relationship.

Kalamellam Un Madiyil

1986

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Soru

1986

Mouna Raagam poster
7.9

Divya, a college student, is forced to marry Chandrakumar due to family pressure. However, she asks for a divorce as a wedding gift, revealing her past.

Mouna Raagam

1986

Oru Kaidhiyin Diary poster
7.7

Though David is loyal to Suryaprakash, a politician, he rapes and kills David's wife and sends him to jail. David comes back from jail, after serving life imprisonment, to exact his revenge

Oru Kaidhiyin Diary

1985

Idhaya Kovil poster
7.0

Shankar, a budding singer loses his love, Gowri, who commits suicide. When Shankar turns famous, he eventually develops friendship with Surya, a college girl, who falls in love with him.

Idhaya Kovil

1985

Lakshmi Vandhachu poster
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Rajeshwari is the strict disciplinarian of the family that keeps everyone under her control – particularly her husband Rajasekhar. Her four sons live by her rules without question. When her second son marries, his new wife's younger sister Lakshmi comes to stay with the family. Lakshmi's carefree and easy going attitude endears her to the family but puts her at odds with Rajeshwari. Raja, the family's third son and Lakshmi also fall in love. One of Lakshmi's pranks pushes Rajeshwari to her limit and creates fissures in the family. A crisis eventually sets things in motion to solve all the problems.

Lakshmi Vandhachu

1986

Idhu Oru Thodarkathai poster
9.0

Radha decides to leave her home permanently after learning that she has a life-threatening illness. She later falls in love with a man named Ravi and agrees to marry him on a certain condition.

Idhu Oru Thodarkathai

1987

Velundu Vinaiyillai poster
5.0

Velundu Vinaiyillai (Tamil: வேலுண்டு வினையில்லை) is a 1987 Indian Tamil film, directed by K. Shankar and produced by S. Valliammai. The film stars Vijayakanth, Ambika, M. N. Nambiar and Jaiganesh in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.

Velundu Vinaiyillai

1987

Pudhumai Penn poster
7.0

A middle class home- maker woman gets rid of the social handcuffs and stands tall in the male- chauvinist society.

Pudhumai Penn

1984

Amman Kovil Kizhakale poster
6.5

Kanmani, a wealthy girl, decides to teach Chinnamani a lesson by pretending to be in love with him. Things, however, take an ugly turn when Chinnamani marries her in a fit of rage.

Amman Kovil Kizhakale

1986

Udhaya Geetham poster
7.7

Arun, a popular singer and a death convict, helps raise money for the poor through his concert. However, his wife Shanthi has other plans and tries to kill him.

Udhaya Geetham

1985

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Ravi Shankar stops composing music after a tragedy occurs in his life. He meets Chitra who shares similar interests. Soon, he learns about her misery and realises he is responsible for it.

Unakkaagave Vaazhgiren

1986

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No synopsis available yet.

Kanmaniye Pesu

1986

Nyaya Tharasu poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Nyaya Tharasu

1989

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