Mantra & Balu Anand Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mantra and Balu Anand appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1997 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kannan Varuvaan (2000 — 3.3/10). Films span Thedinen Vanthathu (1997) through Kannan Varuvaan (2000).
The Mantra & Balu Anand partnership
From Thedinen Vanthathu (1997) to Kannan Varuvaan (2000). The ran closed with Kannan Varuvaan in 2000. It started with Thedinen Vanthathu (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Thedinen Vanthathu; the 2000s to Kannan Varuvaan. Mantra acted in every film; Balu Anand acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.3/10.
- Thedinen Vanthathu0
- Kannan Varuvaan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Thedinen Vanthathu, Mantra had starred in 1 film, including Priyam (1996).
After Kannan Varuvaan, Mantra went on to appear in 4 more films, including Rashmi Rocket (2021) and Tum Mile (2009).
Before Thedinen Vanthathu, Balu Anand had starred in 6 films, including Nane Raja Nane Mandhiri (1985) and Sindu Bath (1995).
After Kannan Varuvaan, Balu Anand went on to appear in 4 more films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Unnai Ninaithu (2002).
Collaboration Journey
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