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3 Films Together
3 films·1961–1972·Top Music Composer: K. V. Mahadevan (1 films)·Top co-star: Nagesh (3 films)

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).

3
Films Together
7.5
Average Rating
1961 - 1972
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

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).

1960s
Films2
Notable:
  • Thayilla Pillai0
  • Vazhkai Padagu0
Era:
R.: ActiveT.: Active
1970s
Films1
Avg Rating7.5/10
Notable:
  • Agathiyar(7.5)
Era:
R.: ActiveT.: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration19611972
Span11 years
Avg Interval~6 years

3 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
3 films (100%)

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.

R. S. Manohar

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).

T. S. Balaiah

Before Thayilla Pillai, T. S. Balaiah had starred in 5 films, including Kalathur Kannamma (1960) and Chavukkadi Chandrakanta (1960).

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