Suhasini Maniratnam & Sarath Babu Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suhasini Maniratnam and Sarath Babu appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1980 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nenjathai Killadhe (1980 — 8.5/10). Films span Nenjathai Killadhe (1980) through Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020).
The Suhasini Maniratnam & Sarath Babu partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020). They didn't share a set between 2006 and 2020. Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Nenjathai Killadhe (1980) to Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020). Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Nenjathai Killadhe; the 2020s to Entha Manchivaadavuraa. Suhasini Maniratnam acted in every film; Sarath Babu acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 3 films in Telugu.
Partnership facts
- They first acted together in the Tamil film Nenjathai Killadhe (1980), which was a remake of the Telugu hit 'Maa Bhoomi'. Suhasini was just 15 and Sarath Babu was already a star — he later said he was nervous acting opposite someone so young but she matched his intensity scene for scene.
- In Amma (1991), Sarath Babu played a possessive husband and Suhasini played his suffering wife. She later revealed that he deliberately underplayed his anger in their confrontations so her performance wouldn't get drowned out — he told her, 'This is your scene, I'll just react.'
- After Pedababu (2004) flopped, Sarath Babu called Suhasini and apologized, saying he felt he let her down with his performance. She laughed it off and told him, 'We've survived worse — remember Azhagiya Kanne?' That film had also tanked at the box office.
- Their 2020 film Entha Manchivaadavuraa was a surprise hit, and it directly led to Sarath Babu being cast in a key role in the 2022 blockbuster 'Sita Ramam' — the director said he wanted 'that same gentle, fatherly warmth' he showed opposite Suhasini.
- Suhasini once said in an interview: 'Sarath Babu is the only co-star who never once made me feel like a child actor. From our first film, he treated me as an equal — that's rare in this industry.'
6 films across 4 decades
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Nenjathai Killadhe (8.5/10).
The 1990s brought 1 film together, anchored by Amma (7.5/10).
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.7/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Entha Manchivaadavuraa (7.5/10).
- Nenjathai Killadhe
- Azhagiya Kanne
- Amma
- Parijatham
- Pedababu
- Entha Manchivaadavuraa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 40 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of Suhasini Maniratnam's screen credits are with Sarath Babu.
Nenjathai Killadhe was Suhasini Maniratnam's acting debut.
After Entha Manchivaadavuraa, Suhasini Maniratnam went on to appear in 10 more films, including Gurtunda Seetakalam (2022) and Malli Modalaindi (2022).
Before Nenjathai Killadhe, Sarath Babu had starred in 5 films, including Mullum Malarum (1978) and Nizhal Nijamagiradhu (1978).
After Entha Manchivaadavuraa, Sarath Babu went on to appear in 4 more films, including Por Thozhil (2023) and Vakeel Saab (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Suhasini Maniratnam & Sarath Babu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Suhasini Maniratnam & Sarath Babu's films together
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