Manobala & Dhilip Subbarayan Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Dhilip Subbarayan appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2010 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Theri (2016 — 7.0/10). Films span Thamizh Padam (2010) through Theri (2016).
The Manobala & Dhilip Subbarayan partnership
Between 2010 and 2016, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Manobala–Dhilip film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Theri (7.0/10) came 6 years in.
From Thamizh Padam (2010) to Theri (2016). Theri is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Manobala acted in every film; Dhilip Subbarayan stunt choreographer all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 1 decade
- Theri
- Thamizh Padam
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
60% of Dhilip Subbarayan's screen credits are with Manobala. When they first worked together, Manobala had 59 films behind them; Dhilip Subbarayan had 0. After Theri, Manobala kept going for 74 more films; Dhilip Subbarayan stepped back.
Before Thamizh Padam, Manobala had starred in 59 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982).
After Theri, Manobala went on to appear in 74 more films, including Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) and Irugapatru (2023).
Thamizh Padam was Dhilip Subbarayan's acting debut.
After Theri, Dhilip Subbarayan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Dora (2017) and Ulkuthu (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & Dhilip Subbarayan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Manobala & Dhilip Subbarayan's films together
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