S. A. Rajkumar & Crane Manohar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
S. A. Rajkumar and Crane Manohar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1999 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pennin Manathai Thottu (2000 — 4.7/10). Films span Paattali (1999) through Diwan (2003).
The S. A. Rajkumar & Crane Manohar partnership
From Paattali (1999) to Diwan (2003). The played out closed with Diwan in 2003. It started with Paattali (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Paattali; the 2000s to Pennin Manathai Thottu. S. A. Rajkumar scored every film; Crane Manohar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 1.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
- Paattali
- Pennin Manathai Thottu
- Diwan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 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, S. A. Rajkumar had 41 films behind them; Crane Manohar had 3. After Diwan, Crane Manohar kept going for 34 more films; S. A. Rajkumar stepped back.
Before Paattali, S. A. Rajkumar had starred in 41 films, including Poove Unakkaga (1996) and Subhakankshalu (1997).
After Diwan, S. A. Rajkumar went on to appear in 8 more films, including Nava Vasantham (2007) and Mr. Pellikoduku (2013).
Before Paattali, Crane Manohar had starred in 3 films, including Muthu (1995) and Nattamai (1994).
After Diwan, Crane Manohar went on to appear in 34 more films, including Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru (2017) and Boat (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of S. A. Rajkumar & Crane Manohar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sarath Kumar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Sarath Kumar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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