V. M. Saravanan & Manorama Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
V. M. Saravanan and Manorama appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1983 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Paayum Puli (1983 — 6.5/10). Films span Paayum Puli (1983) through Perazhagan (2004).
The V. M. Saravanan & Manorama partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for Perazhagan (2004). They didn't share a set between 1990 and 2004. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Paayum Puli (1983) to Perazhagan (2004). It started with Paayum Puli (1983).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Paayum Puli; the 2000s to Perazhagan. V. M. Saravanan produced every film; Manorama acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Paayum Puli
- Samsaram Adhu Minsaram
- Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga
- Perazhagan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 21 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of V. M. Saravanan's screen credits are with Manorama. When they first worked together, V. M. Saravanan had 2 films behind them; Manorama had 126.
Before Paayum Puli, V. M. Saravanan had starred in 2 films, including Sivappu Malli (1981) and Ramu (1966).
After Perazhagan, V. M. Saravanan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Sivaji (2007) and Leader (2010).
Before Paayum Puli, Manorama had starred in 126 films, including Server Sundaram (1964) and Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala (1978).
After Perazhagan, Manorama went on to appear in 8 more films, including Periyar (2007) and Arundhati (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of V. M. Saravanan & Manorama's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Goundamani is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Goundamani appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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