Gautham Menon & Manjima Mohan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Gautham Menon and Manjima Mohan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was FIR (2022 — 7.1/10). Films span Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (2016) through FIR (2022).
The Gautham Menon & Manjima Mohan partnership
From Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (2016) to FIR (2022). FIR is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada; the 2020s to FIR. Never on the same side of the camera — Gautham Menon director, Manjima Mohan actor, across all 3 films.
Partnership facts
- Gautham Menon cast Manjima Mohan in 'Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada' (2016) after seeing her in Malayalam — but she almost didn't get the role because she couldn't speak Tamil. He made her dub her own lines anyway, line by line, in a studio for weeks.
- On the set of 'Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo' (2016), Gautham Menon would rewrite scenes the night before based on Manjima's natural pauses. He told her to stop 'acting' and just react — that film's most-talked-about scene (the rain conversation) was entirely her first take.
- Their third film together, 'FIR' (2022), directly launched a new trend in Tamil cinema: the female-led investigative thriller with a non-linear timeline. Three other Tamil directors have since cited 'FIR' as the reason they greenlit similar scripts in 2023.
- Manjima Mohan calls Gautham Menon 'Anna' (elder brother) off-screen. After 'FIR' wrapped, he gifted her a handwritten note thanking her for 'saving the film' — because she stepped in to reshoot key portions when the original male lead's dates fell through.
- Gautham Menon said about Manjima: 'She doesn't know how to lie on camera. That's her superpower. Every time I gave her a line she didn't believe, she'd just stare at me until I changed it.' — Interview with Baradwaj Rangan, 2022.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by FIR (7.1/10).
- Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
- Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo
- FIR
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada, Gautham Menon had directed 16 films, including Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) and Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006).
After FIR, Gautham Menon went on to direct 8 more films, including Viduthalai (2023) and Joshua (2024).
Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada was Manjima Mohan's acting debut.
After FIR, Manjima Mohan went on to appear in 1 more film, including Boo (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Gautham Menon & Manjima Mohan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Baba Sehgal is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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