Rahman & Manorama Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rahman and Manorama appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1987 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Singam II (2013 — 6.1/10). Films span Anbulla Appa (1987) through Singam II (2013).
The Rahman & Manorama partnership
After 26 years apart, they came back together for Singam II (2013). They didn't share a set between 1987 and 2013. From Anbulla Appa (1987) to Singam II (2013).
It started with Anbulla Appa (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Anbulla Appa; the 2010s to Singam II. Rahman acted in every film; Manorama acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
- Anbulla Appa
- Singam II
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 26 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, Rahman had 2 films behind them; Manorama had 157.
Before Anbulla Appa, Rahman had starred in 2 films, including Kanne Kaniyamedhe (1986) and Nilave Malare (1986).
After Singam II, Rahman went on to appear in 13 more films, including Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016) and Seven (2019).
Before Anbulla Appa, Manorama had starred in 157 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Server Sundaram (1964).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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