Manobala & Robo Shankar Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Robo Shankar appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2016 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Yutha Satham (2022 — 5.5/10). Films span Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru (2016) through Yutha Satham (2022).
The Manobala & Robo Shankar partnership
Between 2016 and 2022, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Manobala–Robo film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Yutha Satham (5.5/10) came 6 years in.
From Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru (2016) to Yutha Satham (2022). It started with Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Mr.Local; the 2020s to Yutha Satham. Manobala acted in every film; Robo Shankar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Robo Shankar wasn't the first choice for Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru (2016). The director originally wanted a different comedian. Manobala personally pushed for Robo Shankar, saying he'd bring a fresh energy to the role. That film became their first collaboration.
- On the sets of Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen (2017), Manobala would deliberately mess up his lines to make Robo Shankar laugh. Robo Shankar then improvised his reactions on the spot. That unscripted back-and-forth became the film's funniest scenes.
- Their comedy track in Mr. Local (2019) was so popular that the film's director, M. Rajesh, later wrote a separate spin-off script centered on their characters. It never got made, but the buzz around it briefly trended on Twitter in 2020.
- Manobala and Robo Shankar had a standing ritual before every shoot: they'd share a single cup of filter coffee from the same stall near the set. They did this for all six films, even when shooting locations changed.
- Robo Shankar once said in an interview: 'Manobala sir doesn't just act with me — he conducts me. He knows exactly when to pause, when to speed up. I've never had that with anyone else.'
- In Yutha Satham (2022), their only non-comedy film together, Manobala played a serious father figure. Robo Shankar later admitted that Manobala deliberately stayed in character off-camera for three days to keep the tension real between them. It worked — their confrontation scene is the most-watched clip from the film on YouTube.
6 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 5 films, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Mr.Local
- Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru
- Yutha Satham
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 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
When they first worked together, Manobala had 133 films behind them; Robo Shankar had 16.
Before Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru, Manobala had starred in 133 films, including 10 Enradhukulla (2015) and Pithamagan (2003).
After Yutha Satham, Manobala went on to appear in 17 more films, including Irugapatru (2023) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
Before Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru, Robo Shankar had starred in 16 films, including Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013) and Maya (2015).
After Yutha Satham, Robo Shankar went on to appear in 10 more films, including Tamilarasan (2023) and Partner (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & Robo Shankar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Thambi Ramaiah is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 6 films. Thambi Ramaiah appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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