Vijay & Manorama Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay and Manorama appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1993 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rasigan (1994 — 6.5/10). Films span Sendhoorapandi (1993) through Deva (1995).
The Vijay & Manorama partnership
From Sendhoorapandi (1993) to Deva (1995). The played out closed with Deva in 1995. It started with Sendhoorapandi (1993).
The shape of the work
Vijay acted in every film; Manorama acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In Sendhoorapandi (1993), Vijay and Manorama shared a scene where Manorama's character slaps Vijay — it became a running joke among fans that she was the only one who could 'discipline' him on screen.
- Rasigan (1994) was the only film where Vijay and Manorama played a romantic pair — and it's still the one fans bring up when they talk about Vijay's early 'college hero' phase.
- Deva (1995) was their third and final film together — and it was the only one where Manorama's role was smaller than Vijay's, signaling her shift from lead actress to supporting roles in his films.
- The song 'Enna Vilai Azhage' from Rasigan (1994) featured Vijay and Manorama in a rain sequence — it's still a staple at Tamil wedding reception playlists.
- Manorama once said in a 1995 interview: 'Vijay was like a younger brother to me on set. He'd always check if I had eaten before a long shoot.'
- Their three-film run from 1993 to 1995 marked the only time Vijay worked with the same heroine in consecutive years — he never repeated a co-star that frequently again.
3 films across 1 decade
- Rasigan
- Sendhoorapandi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 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, Vijay had 4 films behind them; Manorama had 206. After Deva, Vijay kept going for 67 more films; Manorama stepped back.
Before Sendhoorapandi, Vijay had starred in 4 films, including Vetri (1984) and Innisai Mazhai (1992).
After Deva, Vijay went on to appear in 67 more films, including Kaththi (2014) and Mersal (2017).
Before Sendhoorapandi, Manorama had starred in 206 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Deva, Manorama went on to appear in 45 more films, including Indian (1996) and Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay & Manorama's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
S. A. Chandrasekhar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. S. A. Chandrasekhar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. Deva scored 3 of them.
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