Ilavarasu & R. N. R. Manohar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilavarasu and R. N. R. Manohar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2013 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was DSP (2022 — 6.5/10). Films span Ya Ya (2013) through DSP (2022).
The Ilavarasu & R. N. R. Manohar partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for DSP (2022). They didn't share a set between 2014 and 2022. From Ya Ya (2013) to DSP (2022).
It started with Ya Ya (2013).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Veeram; the 2020s to DSP. Ilavarasu acted in every film; R. N. R. Manohar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Veeram
- Ya Ya
- DSP
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
30% of R. N. R. Manohar's screen credits are with Ilavarasu. When they first worked together, Ilavarasu had 57 films behind them; R. N. R. Manohar had 5. After DSP, Ilavarasu kept going for 22 more films; R. N. R. Manohar stepped back.
Before Ya Ya, Ilavarasu had starred in 57 films, including Autograph (2004) and Meesai Madhavan (2004).
After DSP, Ilavarasu went on to appear in 22 more films, including Viduthalai (2023) and PT Sir (2024).
Before Ya Ya, R. N. R. Manohar had starred in 5 films, including Vellore Maavattam (2011) and Sutta Pazham (2008).
After DSP, R. N. R. Manohar went on to appear in 2 more films, including Rayar Parambarai (2023) and Memories (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilavarasu & R. N. R. Manohar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Devadarshini is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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