R. S. Manohar & T. S. Balaiah Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. S. Manohar and T. S. Balaiah appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1961 and 1972. Their highest-rated collaboration was Agathiyar (1972 — 7.5/10). Films span Thayilla Pillai (1961) through Agathiyar (1972).
The R. S. Manohar & T. S. Balaiah partnership
From Thayilla Pillai (1961) to Agathiyar (1972). The played out closed with Agathiyar in 1972. Agathiyar is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Thayilla Pillai (1961).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Thayilla Pillai; the 1970s to Agathiyar. R. S. Manohar acted in every film; T. S. Balaiah acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1960s accounted for 2 films.
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Agathiyar (7.5/10).
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- Agathiyar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of T. S. Balaiah's screen credits are with R. S. Manohar. After Agathiyar, R. S. Manohar kept going for 23 more films; T. S. Balaiah stepped back.
Before Thayilla Pillai, R. S. Manohar had starred in 2 films, including Kaithi Kannayiram (1960) and Thozhan (1960).
After Agathiyar, R. S. Manohar went on to appear in 23 more films, including Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973) and Idhayakkani (1975).
Before Thayilla Pillai, T. S. Balaiah had starred in 5 films, including Kalathur Kannamma (1960) and Chavukkadi Chandrakanta (1960).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of R. S. Manohar & T. S. Balaiah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Nagesh appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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