Manobala & Malavika Avinash Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Malavika Avinash appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2003 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rudra Thandavam (2021 — 6.2/10). Films span Jay Jay (2003) through Rudra Thandavam (2021).
The Manobala & Malavika Avinash partnership
After 18 years apart, they came back together for Rudra Thandavam (2021). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2021. From Jay Jay (2003) to Rudra Thandavam (2021).
It started with Jay Jay (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Jay Jay; the 2020s to Rudra Thandavam. Manobala acted in every film; Malavika Avinash acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
- Jay Jay
- Rudra Thandavam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 18 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 30 films behind them; Malavika Avinash had 0. After Rudra Thandavam, Manobala kept going for 26 more films; Malavika Avinash stepped back.
Before Jay Jay, Manobala had starred in 30 films, including Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982) and Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979).
After Rudra Thandavam, Manobala went on to appear in 26 more films, including Irugapatru (2023) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
Jay Jay was Malavika Avinash's acting debut.
After Rudra Thandavam, Malavika Avinash went on to appear in 1 more film, including Middle Class (2025).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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