R. S. Manohar & V. Gopalakrishnan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. S. Manohar and V. Gopalakrishnan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1973 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973 — 7.8/10). Films span Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973) through Thanga Magan (1983).
The R. S. Manohar & V. Gopalakrishnan partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Sankarlal (1981). They didn't share a set between 1973 and 1981. From Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973) to Thanga Magan (1983).
Sankarlal (1981, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. The played out closed with Thanga Magan in 1983.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Ulagam Sutrum Valiban; the 1980s to Sankarlal. R. S. Manohar acted in every film; V. Gopalakrishnan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (7.8/10).
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Sankarlal (7.5/10).
- Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
- Sankarlal
- Thanga Magan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 10 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, R. S. Manohar had 40 films behind them; V. Gopalakrishnan had 10.
Before Ulagam Sutrum Valiban, R. S. Manohar had starred in 40 films, including Pattanathil Bhootham (1967) and Mahakavi Kalidas (1966).
After Thanga Magan, R. S. Manohar went on to appear in 6 more films, including Raja Rishi (1985) and Manaivi Ready (1987).
Before Ulagam Sutrum Valiban, V. Gopalakrishnan had starred in 10 films, including Velli Vizha (1972) and Vietnam Veedu (1970).
After Thanga Magan, V. Gopalakrishnan went on to appear in 17 more films, including Nalla Naal (1984) and Vetri (1984).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of R. S. Manohar & V. Gopalakrishnan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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