Deva & Manivasagam Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deva and Manivasagam appeared together in 9 Tamil films between 1990 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mappilai Gounder (1997 — 5.2/10). Films span Namma Ooru Poovatha (1990) through Mappilai Gounder (1997).
The Deva & Manivasagam partnership
Between 1990 and 1997, they barely worked apart — 9 films in 7 years. For 7 years, a Deva–Manivasagam film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Mappilai Gounder (5.2/10) came 7 years in.
From Namma Ooru Poovatha (1990) to Mappilai Gounder (1997). The spanned closed with Mappilai Gounder in 1997.
The shape of the work
Deva scored every film; Manivasagam directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
9 films across 1 decade
- Mappilai Gounder
- Marumagan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 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
100% of Manivasagam's screen credits are with Deva. After Mappilai Gounder, Deva kept going for 134 more films; Manivasagam stepped back.
Namma Ooru Poovatha was Deva's acting debut.
After Mappilai Gounder, Deva went on to appear in 134 more films, including Ellame En Pondattidhan (1998) and Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998).
Namma Ooru Poovatha was Manivasagam's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Deva & Manivasagam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Goundamani appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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