S. A. Rajkumar & Manorama Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
S. A. Rajkumar and Manorama appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1998 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001 — 7.5/10). Films span Marumalarchi (1998) through Diwan (2003).
The S. A. Rajkumar & Manorama partnership
Between 1998 and 2003, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 5 years. For 5 years, a S.–Manorama film arrived almost every year. The work is uneven: Piriyadha Varam Vendum (7.5) at one end, Namma Veetu Kalyanam (2.9) at the other.
From Marumalarchi (1998) to Diwan (2003). Piriyadha Varam Vendum is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 71% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Marumalarchi; the 2000s to Piriyadha Varam Vendum. S. A. Rajkumar scored every film; Manorama acted in all of them.
7 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.4/10.
The 2000s brought 5 films together, anchored by Piriyadha Varam Vendum (7.5/10).
- Marumalarchi
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- Piriyadha Varam Vendum
- Maayi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, S. A. Rajkumar had 35 films behind them; Manorama had 236.
Before Marumalarchi, S. A. Rajkumar had starred in 35 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 Marumalarchi, Manorama had starred in 236 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Diwan, Manorama went on to appear in 13 more films, including Periyar (2007) and Arundhati (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of S. A. Rajkumar & Manorama's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vadivelu is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 7 films. Vadivelu appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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