Manobala & Ravi Mariya Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Ravi Mariya appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2017 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gurumoorthi (2022 — 5.7/10). Films span Hara Hara Mahadevaki (2017) through Saandrithazh (2023).
The Manobala & Ravi Mariya partnership
Between 2017 and 2023, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Manobala–Ravi film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Gurumoorthi (5.7/10) came 5 years in.
From Hara Hara Mahadevaki (2017) to Saandrithazh (2023). Their most recent film, Saandrithazh, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Hara Hara Mahadevaki; the 2020s to Gurumoorthi. Manobala acted in every film; Ravi Mariya acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Manobala actually discovered Ravi Mariya. He cast him in a small role in his 2017 film Hara Hara Mahadevaki after seeing him in a stage play. That was their first film together.
- In Gurkha (2019), Manobala deliberately wrote a loud, over-the-top villain role for Ravi Mariya. He knew Ravi could sell the madness with his eyes and body language. That film became a hit and put both of them on the map as a director-actor combo.
- On the sets of Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017), Manobala would often rewrite Ravi Mariya's dialogues on the spot. Ravi never complained. He said Manobala's instinct for comedy was sharper than his own.
- The success of Gurkha (2019) directly led to Ravi Mariya getting a string of villain roles in bigger films. Before that, he was mostly doing supporting comedy parts. Manobala's film gave him his first proper negative-shade breakout.
- Ravi Mariya once said in an interview: 'Manobala sir doesn't just direct me. He fights for me on set. If a producer tries to cut my scene, he will argue till they keep it.'
- In Gurumoorthi (2022), Manobala gave Ravi Mariya a rare comedic role instead of a villain. Ravi later admitted that was the only film where Manobala let him improvise freely — because the director trusted him to land the jokes without a safety net.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.7/10.
- Hara Hara Mahadevaki
- Gurkha
- Gurumoorthi
- Saandrithazh
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
When they first worked together, Manobala had 152 films behind them; Ravi Mariya had 26.
Before Hara Hara Mahadevaki, Manobala had starred in 152 films, including 10 Enradhukulla (2015) and Pithamagan (2003).
After Saandrithazh, Manobala went on to appear in 7 more films, including Viduthalai: Part II (2024) and Inga Naan Thaan Kingu (2024).
Before Hara Hara Mahadevaki, Ravi Mariya had starred in 26 films, including Veyil (2006) and New (2004).
After Saandrithazh, Ravi Mariya went on to appear in 5 more films, including Laila (2025) and Desingu Raja 2 (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & Ravi Mariya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mayilsamy is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Mayilsamy appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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