Sneha & Manobala Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sneha and Manobala appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2005 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013 — 7.4/10). Films span Aayudham (2005) through Raja Dhi Raja (2016).
The Sneha & Manobala partnership
From Aayudham (2005) to Raja Dhi Raja (2016). Chennaiyil Oru Naal is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Aayudham (2005).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Aayudham; the 2010s to Chennaiyil Oru Naal. Sneha acted in every film; Manobala acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
Partnership facts
- Sneha was the one who pushed for Manobala to be cast in Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013). She had worked with him before and told director Gautham Menon that Manobala's comic timing was exactly what the role needed. Menon agreed after a single audition.
- In Aayudham (2005), Manobala played Sneha's father. That set the template — in all three films, he played her father or an older guardian figure. Sneha later said she felt 'instantly protected' on set because Manobala would rehearse her lines with her before every take, even when he wasn't in the scene.
- Manobala directed Sneha in a TV serial before they ever acted together in films. That director-actor trust carried over — on the sets of Raja Dhi Raja (2016), Sneha would quietly check with Manobala if a scene 'felt right' before giving her final take. He was her unofficial on-set filter.
- Sneha once said in an interview: 'Manobala sir doesn't act. He just becomes the character. I learned to stop acting and start reacting because of him.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Chennaiyil Oru Naal (7.4/10).
- Aayudham
- Silambattam
- Chennaiyil Oru Naal
- Raja Dhi Raja0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Raja Dhi Raja, Manobala kept going for 74 more films; Sneha stepped back. By the time of Aayudham, both already had careers — Sneha with 22 films, Manobala with 38.
Before Aayudham, Sneha had starred in 22 films, including Autograph (2004) and Vasool Raja MBBS (2004).
After Raja Dhi Raja, Sneha went on to appear in 6 more films, including Velaikkaran (2017) and Pattas (2020).
Before Aayudham, Manobala had starred in 38 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982).
After Raja Dhi Raja, Manobala went on to appear in 74 more films, including Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) and Irugapatru (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sneha & Manobala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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