Manobala & R. Madhavan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and R. Madhavan appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2003 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aethiree (2004 — 7.2/10). Films span Nala Damayanthi (2003) through Thambi (2006).
The Manobala & R. Madhavan partnership
Between 2003 and 2006, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 3 years. From Nala Damayanthi (2003) to Thambi (2006). Aethiree is the one most viewers reach for.
The spanned closed with Thambi in 2006. It started with Nala Damayanthi (2003).
The shape of the work
Manobala acted in every film; R. Madhavan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Aethiree
- Priyasakhi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Thambi, Manobala kept going for 180 more films; R. Madhavan stepped back. By the time of Nala Damayanthi, both already had careers — Manobala with 30 films, R. Madhavan with 10.
Before Nala Damayanthi, Manobala had starred in 30 films, including Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982) and Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979).
After Thambi, Manobala went on to appear in 180 more films, including 10 Enradhukulla (2015) and Kaatrin Mozhi (2018).
Before Nala Damayanthi, R. Madhavan had starred in 10 films, including Run (2002) and Ennavale (2000).
After Thambi, R. Madhavan went on to appear in 44 more films, including Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022) and Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & R. Madhavan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Delhi Ganesh is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Delhi Ganesh appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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