Vidyasagar & Manorama Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vidyasagar and Manorama appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1994 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Periyar (2007 — 7.5/10). Films span Jai Hind (1994) through Periyar (2007).
The Vidyasagar & Manorama partnership
They saved their best for last — Periyar (7.5/10) came 13 years in. From Jai Hind (1994) to Periyar (2007). Periyar is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Jai Hind (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Jai Hind; the 2000s to Periyar. Vidyasagar scored every film; Manorama acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Periyar (7.5/10).
- Jai Hind
- Murai Maman
- Periyar
- Karmegam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Vidyasagar had 9 films behind them; Manorama had 213. After Periyar, Vidyasagar kept going for 25 more films; Manorama stepped back.
Before Jai Hind, Vidyasagar had starred in 9 films, including Nila Penne (1990) and En Thangai (1989).
After Periyar, Vidyasagar went on to appear in 25 more films, including Arai En 305-il Kadavul (2008) and Abhiyum Naanum (2008).
Before Jai Hind, Manorama had starred in 213 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Periyar, Manorama went on to appear in 3 more films, including Arundhati (2009) and Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vidyasagar & Manorama's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Goundamani is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Goundamani appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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