Mohanlal & Mahesh Shankar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mohanlal and Mahesh Shankar appeared together in 2 Tamil films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Manamantha (2016 — 8.1/10). Films span Namadhu (2016) through Manamantha (2016).
The Mohanlal & Mahesh Shankar partnership
One film towers over the rest: Manamantha at 8.1/10. From Namadhu (2016) to Manamantha (2016). It started with Namadhu (2016).
Manamantha is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Mohanlal acted in every film; Mahesh Shankar scored all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Manamantha
- Namadhu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Namadhu, Mohanlal had starred in 11 films, including Unnaipol Oruvan (2009) and Iruvar (1997).
After Manamantha, Mohanlal went on to appear in 9 more films, including Patriot (2026) and Jailer (2023).
Before Namadhu, Mahesh Shankar had starred in 8 films, including Prasthanam (2010) and Vennela (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mohanlal & Mahesh Shankar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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