Ilavarasu & Crane Manohar Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilavarasu and Crane Manohar appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2000 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aai (2004 — 6.5/10). Films span Veeranadai (2000) through Ko 2 (2016).
The Ilavarasu & Crane Manohar partnership
From Veeranadai (2000) to Ko 2 (2016). It started with Veeranadai (2000).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Aai; the 2010s to Veeram. Ilavarasu acted in every film; Crane Manohar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Crane Manohar got his big break in Aai (2004) because Ilavarasu personally recommended him to the director. Ilavarasu had seen Manohar struggle as a junior artist and pushed for him to get a proper role.
- In Veeram (2014), Ilavarasu played the calm, measured father figure while Manohar played the hot-headed sidekick. Manohar later said Ilavarasu would slow down his own dialogue delivery on set so Manohar's anger scenes would pop more.
- On the sets of Marudhavelu (2011), Ilavarasu and Manohar shared a room for the entire shoot. Manohar would make coffee every morning at 5 AM because Ilavarasu couldn't start his day without it.
- Their pairing in Ko 2 (2016) was the only time both played cops in the same film. That movie's interrogation scene — where Ilavarasu calmly questions Manohar — was later copied shot-for-shot in a 2019 web series.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Aai
- Veeranadai
- Veeram
- Ko 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ko 2, Ilavarasu kept going for 47 more films; Crane Manohar stepped back.
Before Veeranadai, Ilavarasu had starred in 4 films, including Kodi Parakuthu (1988) and Pasumpon (1995).
After Ko 2, Ilavarasu went on to appear in 47 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal (2022) and Jai Bhim (2021).
Before Veeranadai, Crane Manohar had starred in 6 films, including Muthu (1995) and Nattamai (1994).
After Ko 2, Crane Manohar went on to appear in 13 more films, including Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru (2017) and Boat (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilavarasu & Crane Manohar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Ilavarasu & Crane Manohar's films together
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