Devika & Manorama Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Devika and Manorama appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1960 and 1973. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kalathur Kannamma (1960 — 7.8/10). Films span Kalathur Kannamma (1960) through Bharatha Vilas (1973).
The Devika & Manorama partnership
From Kalathur Kannamma (1960) to Bharatha Vilas (1973). Kalathur Kannamma is the one most viewers reach for. The spanned closed with Bharatha Vilas in 1973.
It started with Kalathur Kannamma (1960).
The shape of the work
The 1960s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Kalathur Kannamma; the 1970s to Agathiyar. Devika acted in every film; Manorama acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 3 films together, anchored by Kalathur Kannamma (7.8/10).
The 1970s brought 2 films together, anchored by Agathiyar (7.5/10).
- Kalathur Kannamma
- Nenjam Marappathillai0
- Agathiyar
- Bharatha Vilas0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
45% of Devika's screen credits are with Manorama. After Bharatha Vilas, Manorama kept going for 211 more films; Devika stepped back.
Kalathur Kannamma was Devika's acting debut.
After Bharatha Vilas, Devika went on to appear in 6 more films, including Amaichar (2022) and Paruva Kaalam (1974).
Kalathur Kannamma was Manorama's acting debut.
After Bharatha Vilas, Manorama went on to appear in 211 more films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Indian (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Devika & Manorama's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nagesh is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Nagesh appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
3
2
22
2
2
2
2
2Other iconic Tamil director-actor duos
Discover other partnerships with comparable filmographies and ratings
Sarath Babu
J. MahendranSivaji Ganesan
K. BalachanderSivaji Ganesan
Radha Ravi
Santhosh Narayanan
Pa. RanjitSanthosh Narayanan