Meera Krishnan & Manobala Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Meera Krishnan and Manobala appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 2010 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kee (2019 — 6.5/10). Films span Agam Puram (2010) through Maaligai (2021).
The Meera Krishnan & Manobala partnership
They saved their best for last — Kee (6.5/10) came 9 years in. From Agam Puram (2010) to Maaligai (2021). It started with Agam Puram (2010).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Kee; the 2020s to Maaligai. Meera Krishnan acted in every film; Manobala acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Manobala didn't just cast Meera Krishnan in 'Agam Puram' (2010) — he rewrote the entire female lead role after meeting her, because he felt her screen presence demanded a stronger character arc than the original script had.
- On the set of 'Kondaan Koduthaan' (2012), Meera Krishnan would deliberately flub her lines in the first take to make Manobala laugh — and he'd then loosen up his own performance, creating a rhythm where her mischief set the tone for their scenes together.
- The success of 'Kee' (2019) directly led to Manobala casting Meera Krishnan in his next project 'Maaligai' (2021) — but more importantly, the film's hit status convinced a streaming platform to greenlight a Tamil anthology series that year, which featured both of them in separate episodes.
- Between shoots, Manobala and Meera Krishnan had a running bet: whoever guessed the exact runtime of their film before the final cut would buy the other biryani. Manobala lost every single time across all six films.
- Meera Krishnan once said in a 2021 interview: 'Manobala doesn't direct me. He just sets the camera and trusts me to find the character. That trust is why I never said no to any of his films.'
7 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 6 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Kee
- Sonna Puriyathu
- Maaligai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
37% of Meera Krishnan's screen credits are with Manobala. When they first worked together, Meera Krishnan had 8 films behind them; Manobala had 59. After Maaligai, Manobala kept going for 26 more films; Meera Krishnan stepped back.
Before Agam Puram, Meera Krishnan had starred in 8 films, including Nepali (2008) and Dancer (2005).
After Maaligai, Meera Krishnan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Miral (2022) and Jambu Maharishi (2023).
Before Agam Puram, Manobala had starred in 59 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982).
After Maaligai, Manobala went on to appear in 26 more films, including Irugapatru (2023) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
Collaboration Journey
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