Deva & Manorama Movies Together List — 18 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deva and Manorama appeared together in 18 Tamil films between 1991 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pudhu Manithan (1991 — 6.8/10). Films span Pudhu Manithan (1991) through Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000).
The Deva & Manorama partnership
1995 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 9 years, a Deva–Manorama film arrived almost every year. The work is uneven: Pudhu Manithan (6.8) at one end, Thirumoorthi (1.0) at the other.
From Pudhu Manithan (1991) to Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000). The spanned closed with Vetri Kodi Kattu in 2000.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 94% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Pudhu Manithan; the 2000s to Vetri Kodi Kattu. Deva scored every film; Manorama acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
18 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 17 films, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
- Pudhu Manithan
- Rasigan
- Vetri Kodi Kattu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
18 films across 9 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, Deva had 0 films behind them; Manorama had 188. After Vetri Kodi Kattu, Deva kept going for 67 more films; Manorama stepped back.
Pudhu Manithan was Deva's acting debut.
After Vetri Kodi Kattu, Deva went on to appear in 67 more films, including Virumbugiren (2002) and Engal Anna (2004).
Before Pudhu Manithan, Manorama had starred in 188 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Vetri Kodi Kattu, Manorama went on to appear in 28 more films, including Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001) and Periyar (2007).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Deva & Manorama's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Senthil is the through-line — cast on 9 of their 18 films. They worked with the same 16 people again and again — a small repertory company. Senthil appears alongside them in 9 films — practically a third lead.
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