Shobana & Manorama Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-06 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shobana and Manorama appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1984 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Enakkul Oruvan (1984 — 8.5/10). Films span Enakkul Oruvan (1984) through En Kitta Mothathey (1990).
The Shobana & Manorama partnership
From Enakkul Oruvan (1984) to En Kitta Mothathey (1990). En Kitta Mothathey (1990, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. The played out closed with En Kitta Mothathey in 1990.
Enakkul Oruvan is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Enakkul Oruvan (1984).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Enakkul Oruvan; the 1990s to En Kitta Mothathey. Shobana acted in every film; Manorama acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Enakkul Oruvan (8.5/10).
The 1990s brought 1 film together, anchored by En Kitta Mothathey (7.5/10).
- Enakkul Oruvan
- Idhu Namma Aalu
- En Kitta Mothathey
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 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, Shobana had 0 films behind them; Manorama had 135. After En Kitta Mothathey, Manorama kept going for 90 more films; Shobana stepped back.
Enakkul Oruvan was Shobana's acting debut.
After En Kitta Mothathey, Shobana went on to appear in 18 more films, including Thurai Mugam (1996) and Apna Asmaan (2007).
Before Enakkul Oruvan, Manorama had starred in 135 films, including Server Sundaram (1964) and Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala (1978).
After En Kitta Mothathey, Manorama went on to appear in 90 more films, including Indian (1996) and Pangali (1992).
Collaboration Journey
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