Manobala & Mahendran Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-17 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Mahendran appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1999 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Minsara Kanna (1999 — 5.9/10). Films span Minsara Kanna (1999) through Vindhai (2015).
The Manobala & Mahendran partnership
After 16 years apart, they came back together for Vindhai (2015). They didn't share a set between 1999 and 2015. From Minsara Kanna (1999) to Vindhai (2015).
It started with Minsara Kanna (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Minsara Kanna; the 2010s to Vindhai. Manobala acted in every film; Mahendran acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Minsara Kanna
- Vindhai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Vindhai, Manobala kept going for 93 more films; Mahendran stepped back.
Before Minsara Kanna, Manobala had starred in 24 films, including Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982) and Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979).
After Vindhai, Manobala went on to appear in 93 more films, including Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) and Irugapatru (2023).
Before Minsara Kanna, Mahendran had starred in 5 films, including En Uyir Nee Thaane (1998) and Aahaa (1997).
After Vindhai, Mahendran went on to appear in 15 more films, including 29 (2026) and Beginning (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & Mahendran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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