Nagesh & Manimala Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nagesh and Manimala appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1966 and 1970. Their highest-rated collaboration was Motor Sundaram Pillai (1966 — 7.5/10). Films span Motor Sundaram Pillai (1966) through Pattham Pasali (1970).
The Nagesh & Manimala partnership
From Motor Sundaram Pillai (1966) to Pattham Pasali (1970). Motor Sundaram Pillai is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Pattham Pasali in 1970.
It started with Motor Sundaram Pillai (1966).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Motor Sundaram Pillai; the 1970s to Pattham Pasali. Nagesh acted in every film; Manimala acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 1 film together, anchored by Motor Sundaram Pillai (7.5/10).
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Pattham Pasali (7.5/10).
- Motor Sundaram Pillai
- Pattham Pasali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Manimala's screen credits are with Nagesh. When they first worked together, Nagesh had 41 films behind them; Manimala had 1. After Pattham Pasali, Nagesh kept going for 156 more films; Manimala stepped back.
Before Motor Sundaram Pillai, Nagesh had starred in 41 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Kaadhalikka Neramillai (1964).
After Pattham Pasali, Nagesh went on to appear in 156 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
Before Motor Sundaram Pillai, Manimala had starred in 1 film, including Deivathin Deivam (1962).
After Pattham Pasali, Manimala went on to appear in 3 more films, including Sindhu Bhairavi (1985) and Nethaji (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nagesh & Manimala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
B.S Ravichandran is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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