K. Balachander & Manimala Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. Balachander and Manimala appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1970 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pattham Pasali (1970 — 7.5/10). Films span Pattham Pasali (1970) through Sindhu Bhairavi (1985).
The K. Balachander & Manimala partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Sindhu Bhairavi (1985). They didn't share a set between 1970 and 1985. From Pattham Pasali (1970) to Sindhu Bhairavi (1985).
Pattham Pasali is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Pattham Pasali (1970).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Pattham Pasali; the 1980s to Sindhu Bhairavi. K. Balachander directed every film; Manimala acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Pattham Pasali (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.7/10.
- Pattham Pasali
- Sindhu Bhairavi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Sindhu Bhairavi, K. Balachander kept going for 17 more films; Manimala stepped back.
Before Pattham Pasali, K. Balachander had directed 10 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Sindhu Bhairavi, K. Balachander went on to direct 17 more films, including Poi (2006) and Uttama Villain (2015).
Before Pattham Pasali, Manimala had starred in 3 films, including Motor Sundaram Pillai (1966) and Karpooram (1967).
After Sindhu Bhairavi, Manimala went on to appear in 2 more films, including Nethaji (1996) and Nallavan (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. Balachander & Manimala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Delhi Ganesh is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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