Manobala & Venkat Raghavan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Venkat Raghavan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2018 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aranmanai 3 (2021 — 5.4/10). Films span Kalakalappu 2 (2018) through Aranmanai 3 (2021).
The Manobala & Venkat Raghavan partnership
From Kalakalappu 2 (2018) to Aranmanai 3 (2021). It started with Kalakalappu 2 (2018).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Kalakalappu 2 ; the 2020s to Aranmanai 3. Manobala acted in every film; Venkat Raghavan wrote all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
- Kalakalappu 2
- Aranmanai 3
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
40% of Venkat Raghavan's screen credits are with Manobala. When they first worked together, Manobala had 160 films behind them; Venkat Raghavan had 1. After Aranmanai 3, Manobala kept going for 26 more films; Venkat Raghavan stepped back.
Before Kalakalappu 2 , Manobala had starred in 160 films, including 10 Enradhukulla (2015) and Pithamagan (2003).
After Aranmanai 3, Manobala went on to appear in 26 more films, including Irugapatru (2023) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
Before Kalakalappu 2 , Venkat Raghavan had starred in 1 film, including Muthina Kathrika (2016).
After Aranmanai 3, Venkat Raghavan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Gangers (2025) and Kadamaiyai Sei (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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