Suriya & Manobala Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suriya and Manobala appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2003 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pithamagan (2003 — 7.8/10). Films span Pithamagan (2003) through Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013).
The Suriya & Manobala partnership
From Pithamagan (2003) to Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013). Pithamagan is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Pithamagan (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Pithamagan; the 2010s to Chennaiyil Oru Naal. Suriya acted in every film; Manobala acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 4 films together, anchored by Pithamagan (7.8/10).
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Chennaiyil Oru Naal (7.4/10).
- Pithamagan
- Ghajini
- Chennaiyil Oru Naal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Chennaiyil Oru Naal, Manobala kept going for 126 more films; Suriya stepped back. By the time of Pithamagan, both already had careers — Suriya with 11 films, Manobala with 30.
Before Pithamagan, Suriya had starred in 11 films, including Friends (2001) and Unnai Ninaithu (2002).
After Chennaiyil Oru Naal, Suriya went on to appear in 19 more films, including Jai Bhim (2021) and Sarfira (2024).
Before Pithamagan, Manobala had starred in 30 films, including Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982) and Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979).
After Chennaiyil Oru Naal, Manobala went on to appear in 126 more films, including 10 Enradhukulla (2015) and Kaatrin Mozhi (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Suriya & Manobala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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