Manobala & T. S. Suresh Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and T. S. Suresh appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2010 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thamizh Padam (2010 — 6.9/10). Films span Thamizh Padam (2010) through Irumbu Kuthirai (2014).
The Manobala & T. S. Suresh partnership
Between 2010 and 2014, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 4 years. 2013 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 4 years, a Manobala–T. film arrived almost every year.
From Thamizh Padam (2010) to Irumbu Kuthirai (2014). It started with Thamizh Padam (2010).
The shape of the work
Manobala acted in every film; T. S. Suresh editor all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Thamizh Padam
- Vanakkam Chennai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
45% of T. S. Suresh's screen credits are with Manobala. When they first worked together, Manobala had 59 films behind them; T. S. Suresh had 0. After Irumbu Kuthirai, Manobala kept going for 111 more films; T. S. Suresh stepped back.
Before Thamizh Padam, Manobala had starred in 59 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982).
After Irumbu Kuthirai, Manobala went on to appear in 111 more films, including 10 Enradhukulla (2015) and Kaatrin Mozhi (2018).
Thamizh Padam was T. S. Suresh's acting debut.
After Irumbu Kuthirai, T. S. Suresh went on to appear in 6 more films, including Maya (2015) and Kavalai Vendam (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & T. S. Suresh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shiva is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Shiva appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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