Manobala & Kalabhavan Mani Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Kalabhavan Mani appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2003 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kalaivendhan (2015 — 7.0/10). Films span Jay Jay (2003) through Kalaivendhan (2015).
The Manobala & Kalabhavan Mani partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Kalaivendhan (2015). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2015. From Jay Jay (2003) to Kalaivendhan (2015).
Kalaivendhan is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Jay Jay (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Jay Jay; the 2010s to Kalaivendhan. Manobala acted in every film; Kalabhavan Mani acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kalaivendhan (7.0/10).
- Jay Jay
- Kalaivendhan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kalaivendhan, Manobala kept going for 93 more films; Kalabhavan Mani stepped back.
Before Jay Jay, Manobala had starred in 30 films, including Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982) and Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979).
After Kalaivendhan, Manobala went on to appear in 93 more films, including Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) and Irugapatru (2023).
Before Jay Jay, Kalabhavan Mani had starred in 4 films, including Vaanchinathan (2001) and Gemini (2002).
After Kalaivendhan, Kalabhavan Mani went on to appear in 2 more films, including Love Guru (2016) and Pudhusa Naan Poranthen (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & Kalabhavan Mani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Thalaivasal Vijay is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
