Crane Manohar & Kalairani Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Crane Manohar and Kalairani appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2001 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Veeram (2014 — 5.9/10). Films span Dhill (2001) through Veeram (2014).
The Crane Manohar & Kalairani partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Veeram (2014). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2014. From Dhill (2001) to Veeram (2014).
It started with Dhill (2001).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Dhill; the 2010s to Veeram. Crane Manohar acted in every film; Kalairani acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
- Dhill
- Veeram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Dhill, Crane Manohar had starred in 9 films, including Muthu (1995) and Thenali (2000).
After Veeram, Crane Manohar went on to appear in 20 more films, including Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru (2017) and Boat (2024).
Before Dhill, Kalairani had starred in 3 films, including Devathai (1997) and Mudhalvan (1999).
After Veeram, Kalairani went on to appear in 10 more films, including Manithan (2016) and Johnny (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Crane Manohar & Kalairani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mayilsamy is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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