Shankar & Manisha Koirala Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shankar and Manisha Koirala appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1996 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was Indian (1996 — 8.2/10). Films span Indian (1996) through Mudhalvan (1999).
The Shankar & Manisha Koirala partnership
2 films across 1 decade
- Indian
- Mudhalvan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Mudhalvan, Manisha Koirala kept going for 42 more films; Shankar stepped back. By the time of Indian, both already had careers — Shankar with 33 films, Manisha Koirala with 18.
Before Indian, Shankar had directed 33 films, including Vetri (1984) and Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981).
After Mudhalvan, Shankar went on to direct 18 more films, including Robot (2010) and Kaadhal (2004).
Before Indian, Manisha Koirala had starred in 18 films, including Bombay (1995) and Milan (1995).
After Mudhalvan, Manisha Koirala went on to appear in 42 more films, including Sanju (2018) and Anwar (2007).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shankar & Manisha Koirala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
A. R. Rahman is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
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