A. R. Rahman & Manorama Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
A. R. Rahman and Manorama appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1993 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Indian (1996 — 8.2/10). Films span Gentleman (1993) through Kadhal Virus (2002).
The A. R. Rahman & Manorama partnership
One film towers over the rest: Indian at 8.2/10. From Gentleman (1993) to Kadhal Virus (2002). The work is uneven: Indian (8.2) at one end, May Madham (3.7) at the other.
Indian is the one most viewers reach for. The spanned closed with Kadhal Virus in 2002.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Indian; the 2000s to Kadhal Virus. A. R. Rahman scored every film; Manorama acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s brought 4 films together, anchored by Indian (8.2/10).
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Indian
- Love Birds
- Kadhal Virus
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 9 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, A. R. Rahman had 3 films behind them; Manorama had 206. After Kadhal Virus, A. R. Rahman kept going for 120 more films; Manorama stepped back.
Before Gentleman, A. R. Rahman had starred in 3 films, including Roja (1992) and Roja (1992).
After Kadhal Virus, A. R. Rahman went on to appear in 120 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and Sachin : A Billion Dreams (2017).
Before Gentleman, Manorama had starred in 206 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Kadhal Virus, Manorama went on to appear in 17 more films, including Periyar (2007) and Arundhati (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of A. R. Rahman & Manorama's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on A. R. Rahman & Manorama's films together
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