Manobala & Srikanth Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Srikanth appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2010 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nanban (2012 — 7.4/10). Films span Drohi (2010) through Sowkarpettai (2016).
The Manobala & Srikanth partnership
Between 2010 and 2016, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 6 years. From Drohi (2010) to Sowkarpettai (2016). Nanban is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Drohi (2010).
The shape of the work
Manobala acted in every film; Srikanth acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Srikanth was the one who pushed for Manobala to direct Sadhurangam (2011). Manobala had mostly acted before that, and Srikanth convinced the producers to give him a shot behind the camera.
- On the sets of Nanban (2012), Manobala would quietly rewrite Srikanth's lines in Tamil slang right before a take. Srikanth loved it — said it made his character feel more real than the scripted version.
- During Sowkarpettai (2016), Srikanth and Manobala had a running bet: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy the entire crew biryani. Srikanth lost every single day.
- Srikanth once said in an interview: 'Manobala doesn't direct actors — he just lets them be. That's why I kept coming back to him.'
- The success of Nanban (2012) directly led to Manobala getting offered more acting roles in big-budget films. Srikanth had personally recommended him to Shankar's team after that shoot.
- In Sadhurangam (2011), Manobala deliberately gave Srikanth long, uninterrupted monologues — something no other director had done with him before. Srikanth later said those scenes taught him how to hold an audience alone.
4 films across 1 decade
- Nanban
- Sadhurangam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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
After Sowkarpettai , Manobala kept going for 74 more films; Srikanth stepped back. By the time of Drohi, both already had careers — Manobala with 59 films, Srikanth with 85.
Before Drohi, Manobala had starred in 59 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982).
After Sowkarpettai , Manobala went on to appear in 74 more films, including Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) and Irugapatru (2023).
Before Drohi, Srikanth had starred in 85 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Sri Krishna 2006 (2006).
After Sowkarpettai , Srikanth went on to appear in 25 more films, including Blackmail (2025) and 10th Class Diaries (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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