Manobala & Thaman Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Thaman appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2014 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aruvam (2019 — 6.4/10). Films span Damaal Dumeel (2014) through Aruvam (2019).
The Manobala & Thaman partnership
Between 2014 and 2019, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. They saved their best for last — Aruvam (6.4/10) came 5 years in. From Damaal Dumeel (2014) to Aruvam (2019).
It started with Damaal Dumeel (2014).
4 films across 1 decade
- Aruvam
- Savaale Samaali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 5 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 100 films behind them; Thaman had 17. After Aruvam, Manobala kept going for 39 more films; Thaman stepped back.
Before Damaal Dumeel, Manobala had starred in 100 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Thuppakki (2012).
After Aruvam, Manobala went on to appear in 39 more films, including Irugapatru (2023) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
Before Damaal Dumeel, Thaman had starred in 17 films, including Mouna Guru (2011) and Sindhanai Sei (2009).
After Aruvam, Thaman went on to appear in 15 more films, including DJ Tillu (2022) and Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & Thaman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Bhaskar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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