Udhayanidhi Stalin & Manobala Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Udhayanidhi Stalin and Manobala appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2009 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vanakkam Chennai (2013 — 6.5/10). Films span Aadhavan (2009) through Mr.Local (2019).
The Udhayanidhi Stalin & Manobala partnership
From Aadhavan (2009) to Mr.Local (2019). It started with Aadhavan (2009).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Aadhavan; the 2010s to Vanakkam Chennai. Udhayanidhi Stalin producer in some, actor in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- Aadhavan
- Vanakkam Chennai
- Mr.Local
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Udhayanidhi Stalin's screen credits are with Manobala. When they first worked together, Udhayanidhi Stalin had 1 films behind them; Manobala had 56. After Mr.Local, Manobala kept going for 39 more films; Udhayanidhi Stalin stepped back.
Before Aadhavan, Udhayanidhi Stalin had starred in 1 film, including Kuruvi (2008).
After Mr.Local, Udhayanidhi Stalin went on to appear in 5 more films, including Nenjuku Needhi (2022) and Maamannan (2023).
Before Aadhavan, Manobala had starred in 56 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982).
After Mr.Local, Manobala went on to appear in 39 more films, including Irugapatru (2023) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Udhayanidhi Stalin & Manobala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nayantara is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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