R. N. R. Manohar & Kaali Venkat Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. N. R. Manohar and Kaali Venkat appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2015 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was 4 Sorry (2021 — 7.0/10). Films span Eetti (2015) through Sinam (2022).
The R. N. R. Manohar & Kaali Venkat partnership
Between 2015 and 2022, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. They saved their best for last — 4 Sorry (7.0/10) came 6 years in. From Eetti (2015) to Sinam (2022).
4 Sorry is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Eetti (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Eetti; the 2020s to 4 Sorry. R. N. R. Manohar acted in every film; Kaali Venkat acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kaali Venkat was the one who brought R. N. R. Manohar into Eetti (2015). He recommended Manohar to director Ravi Arasu after the original actor dropped out last minute. Manohar got the call on a Tuesday and was on set by Thursday.
- In Miruthan (2016), Manohar played the zombie-fighting cop and Venkat played his comic-relief sidekick. But on set, Venkat would quietly rewrite Manohar's lines in Tamil slang — Manohar loved it so much he refused to shoot without Venkat's rewrites.
- During Enakku Vaitha Adimaigal (2017), the two shared a room in a budget lodge near the shoot location. Every night, they'd rehearse the next day's scenes by acting them out in reverse — a weird ritual Manohar picked up from his theatre days. Venkat said it made them 'speak each other's lines in their sleep.'
- Kaali Venkat once said in a 2021 interview: 'Manohar anna doesn't act. He just shows up and the character shows up with him. My job was to not get in the way.'
- Their double-act in 4 Sorry (2021) — where they played two bumbling kidnappers — directly inspired a minor trend in Tamil indie comedies. At least three low-budget films in 2022-23 copied the 'two idiots in a single room' setup, though none matched the original's timing.
- The director of 4 Sorry (2021) originally wanted two younger actors for the lead roles. Kaali Venkat insisted on Manohar, saying 'if he's not in it, I'm not in it.' The director caved after Venkat offered to work for half his fee to balance the budget.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by 4 Sorry (7.0/10).
- Eetti
- Miruthan
- 4 Sorry
- Sinam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of R. N. R. Manohar's screen credits are with Kaali Venkat. After Sinam, Kaali Venkat kept going for 35 more films; R. N. R. Manohar stepped back.
Before Eetti, R. N. R. Manohar had starred in 8 films, including Vellore Maavattam (2011) and Salim (2014).
After Sinam, R. N. R. Manohar went on to appear in 2 more films, including Rayar Parambarai (2023) and Memories (2023).
Before Eetti, Kaali Venkat had starred in 16 films, including Mouna Guru (2011) and Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014).
After Sinam, Kaali Venkat went on to appear in 35 more films, including Kurangu Pedal (2024) and Lubber Pandhu (2024).
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