Manjula Vijayakumar & M. G. Ramachandran Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manjula Vijayakumar and M. G. Ramachandran appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1971 and 1975. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973 — 7.8/10). Films span Rickshawkaran (1971) through Naalai Namadhe (1975).
The Manjula Vijayakumar & M. G. Ramachandran partnership
Between 1971 and 1975, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Manjula–M. film arrived almost every year. Remarkably even — every film rates between 7.5 and 7.8.
From Rickshawkaran (1971) to Naalai Namadhe (1975). Ninaithadhai Mudippavan (1975, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
Manjula Vijayakumar acted in every film; M. G. Ramachandran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- MGR personally chose Manjula for 'Rickshawkaran' (1971) after seeing her in a Malayalam film. He told the director he wanted a fresh face opposite him — and she was it.
- In 'Ulagam Sutrum Valiban' (1973), MGR did most of the heavy action stunts himself, but Manjula matched his energy in the song sequences. She later said he slowed down his usual fast-paced dance steps so she could keep up — a rare concession from a star who controlled every frame.
- Their pairing in 'Netru Indru Naalai' (1974) was so popular that it directly inspired a wave of time-travel romances in Tamil cinema — a genre that barely existed before this film.
- Manjula was one of the few actresses MGR trusted enough to invite to his home for script discussions. She later recalled that he always offered her coffee himself, never through a servant — a small gesture that showed his respect for her as a professional.
- Manjula once said in an interview: 'MGR sir never treated me like a junior artiste. He would ask my opinion on scenes, even if I was just a newcomer. That made me give my best.'
6 films across 1 decade
- Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
- Rickshawkaran
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Manjula Vijayakumar had 1 films behind them; M. G. Ramachandran had 65.
Before Rickshawkaran, Manjula Vijayakumar had starred in 1 film, including En Magan (1970).
After Naalai Namadhe, Manjula Vijayakumar went on to appear in 24 more films, including Cheran Pandiyan (1991) and Avan Oru Sarithiram (1976).
Before Rickshawkaran, M. G. Ramachandran had starred in 65 films, including Oli Vilakku (1968) and Anbe Vaa (1966).
After Naalai Namadhe, M. G. Ramachandran went on to appear in 10 more films, including Uzhaikkum Karangal (1976) and Avasara Police 100 (1990).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manjula Vijayakumar & M. G. Ramachandran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. N. Nambiar is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 6 films. M. S. Viswanathan scored 5 of them. M. N. Nambiar appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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