Ramya Krishnan & Manorama Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ramya Krishnan and Manorama appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1985 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vaanchinathan (2001 — 5.1/10). Films span Vellai Manasu (1985) through Kuththu (2004).
The Ramya Krishnan & Manorama partnership
They saved their best for last — Vaanchinathan (5.1/10) came 16 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Vellai Manasu (1985) to Kuththu (2004).
The played out closed with Kuththu in 2004. It started with Vellai Manasu (1985).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Per Sollum Pillai; the 2000s to Vaanchinathan. Ramya Krishnan acted in every film; Manorama acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Manorama was the one who pushed for Ramya Krishnan to be cast in Vellai Manasu (1985). The director was hesitant because Ramya was new, but Manorama told him, 'She has the fire. Give her a chance.' That film became their first together.
- On the sets of Per Sollum Pillai (1987), Manorama would deliberately flub her lines in the first take just to make Ramya Krishnan laugh and loosen up. Ramya later said that Manorama's playful teasing helped her stop being nervous in front of the camera.
- During the shoot of Raja Enga Raja (1995), Manorama would cook biryani at her home and bring it to the set for Ramya Krishnan. They would eat together in Manorama's van, away from the crew. Ramya has called those lunches 'the best part of that film.'
- Ramya Krishnan once said in a 2002 interview: 'Manorama amma taught me that comedy is not about making faces. It's about timing. She would hold my hand and count the beats for me before a punchline.'
- Their pairing in Vaanchinathan (2001) was the last time Manorama played a mother role opposite a leading lady in a Tamil film. After that, she shifted almost entirely to character roles in television serials. Ramya Krishnan was her final big-screen 'daughter.'
7 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.8/10.
- Per Sollum Pillai
- Vellai Manasu
- Allari Priyudu
- Raja Enga Raja
- Vaanchinathan
- Kuththu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ramya Krishnan had 0 films behind them; Manorama had 143. After Kuththu, Ramya Krishnan kept going for 41 more films; Manorama stepped back.
Vellai Manasu was Ramya Krishnan's acting debut.
After Kuththu, Ramya Krishnan went on to appear in 41 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Baahubali 2 (2017).
Before Vellai Manasu, Manorama had starred in 143 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Kuththu, Manorama went on to appear in 8 more films, including Periyar (2007) and Arundhati (2009).
Collaboration Journey
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