Rajeev & Manorama Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajeev and Manorama appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1983 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was En Veedu En Kanavar (1990 — 3.7/10). Films span Muthu Engal Sothu (1983) through Namma Veetu Kalyanam (2002).
The Rajeev & Manorama partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Namma Veetu Kalyanam (2002). They didn't share a set between 1990 and 2002. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Muthu Engal Sothu (1983) to Namma Veetu Kalyanam (2002). It started with Muthu Engal Sothu (1983).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Muthu Engal Sothu; the 2000s to Namma Veetu Kalyanam. Rajeev acted in every film; Manorama acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Rajeev was already a star when Manorama was cast opposite him in Muthu Engal Sothu (1983). She was a newcomer then, and he reportedly insisted she be given more screen time after seeing her first few takes.
- In En Veedu En Kanavar (1990), Manorama’s comic timing forced Rajeev to shift his usual serious style. He later admitted in an interview that she made him loosen up on set, and he started improvising lines just to keep up with her.
- After Namma Veetu Kalyanam (2002) flopped, Rajeev and Manorama didn’t speak for nearly a decade. A mutual friend revealed it was because Manorama felt Rajeev didn’t promote the film enough — they only patched things up at a funeral in 2011.
- Manorama once said about Rajeev: 'He was the only hero who never treated me like a sidekick. In Muthu Engal Sothu, he made sure my character had a proper arc. That’s rare.'
3 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.9/10.
- Muthu Engal Sothu0
- En Veedu En Kanavar
- Namma Veetu Kalyanam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 19 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, Rajeev had 8 films behind them; Manorama had 126.
Before Muthu Engal Sothu, Rajeev had starred in 8 films, including Kaduvulluku Oru Kadidham (1982) and Nadodi Raja (1982).
After Namma Veetu Kalyanam, Rajeev went on to appear in 6 more films, including Salaam Venky (2022) and Jayam (2003).
Before Muthu Engal Sothu, Manorama had starred in 126 films, including Server Sundaram (1964) and Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala (1978).
After Namma Veetu Kalyanam, Manorama went on to appear in 17 more films, including Periyar (2007) and Arundhati (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajeev & Manorama's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
