Shankar & Kalabhavan Mani Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shankar and Kalabhavan Mani appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2005 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Anniyan (2005 — 7.6/10). Films span Anniyan (2005) through Enthiran (2010).
The Shankar & Kalabhavan Mani partnership
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Anniyan (7.6/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.9/10.
- Anniyan
- Enthiran
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Anniyan, both already had careers — Shankar with 39 films, Kalabhavan Mani with 13.
Before Anniyan, Shankar had directed 39 films, including Indian (1996) and Kaadhal (2004).
After Enthiran, Shankar went on to direct 8 more films, including Nanban (2012) and I (2015).
Before Anniyan, Kalabhavan Mani had starred in 13 films, including Arjun (2004) and Bose (2004).
After Enthiran, Kalabhavan Mani went on to appear in 7 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Kalaivendhan (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shankar & Kalabhavan Mani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Cochin Haneefa is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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