Manobala & T. Muthuraj Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and T. Muthuraj appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2012 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nanban (2012 — 7.4/10). Films span Nanban (2012) through Theri (2016).
The Manobala & T. Muthuraj partnership
Between 2012 and 2016, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Manobala–T. film arrived almost every year. From Nanban (2012) to Theri (2016).
Nanban is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Nanban (2012).
The shape of the work
Manobala acted in every film; T. Muthuraj directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 1 decade
- Nanban
- Raja Rani
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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
When they first worked together, Manobala had 76 films behind them; T. Muthuraj had 9. After Theri, Manobala kept going for 74 more films; T. Muthuraj stepped back.
Before Nanban, Manobala had starred in 76 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).
Before Nanban, T. Muthuraj had starred in 9 films, including Angaadi Theru (2010) and Solla Marandha Kadhai (2002).
After Theri, T. Muthuraj went on to appear in 2 more films, including Mersal (2017) and 2.0 (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & T. Muthuraj's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jayaprakash is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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