Manobala & Powerstar Srinivasan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Powerstar Srinivasan appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2015 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rayar Parambarai (2023 — 7.1/10). Films span Maanga (2015) through Vaa Pagandaya (2024).
The Manobala & Powerstar Srinivasan partnership
They saved their best for last — Rayar Parambarai (7.1/10) came 8 years in. From Maanga (2015) to Vaa Pagandaya (2024). Their most recent film, Vaa Pagandaya, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
Rayar Parambarai is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Maanga (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Sowkarpettai ; the 2020s to Rayar Parambarai. Manobala acted in every film; Powerstar Srinivasan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Manobala didn't just cast Powerstar in 'Maanga' (2015) — he wrote the role specifically for him after watching his stand-up act. Powerstar later said Manobala was the first director who trusted him with a full-length comedy role, not just a cameo.
- On the sets of 'Merlin' (2018), Manobala let Powerstar improvise entire dialogues. Powerstar would deliver a line, then Manobala would rewrite the next scene on the spot to match his rhythm. That film became a sleeper hit.
- Manobala and Powerstar had a standing ritual before every shoot: they'd share a single cup of tea and discuss the day's scenes. No tea, no take. This started during 'Maanga' and continued through 'Vaa Pagandaya' (2024).
- The success of 'Merlin' (2018) directly led to Powerstar getting his first solo lead role in a mainstream comedy — a film that wouldn't have been greenlit without Manobala's insistence that he could carry a film alone.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.9/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Rayar Parambarai (7.1/10).
- Sowkarpettai
- Maanga
- Rayar Parambarai
- Vaa Pagandaya
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of Powerstar Srinivasan's screen credits are with Manobala. When they first worked together, Manobala had 115 films behind them; Powerstar Srinivasan had 4.
Before Maanga, Manobala had starred in 115 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Thuppakki (2012).
After Vaa Pagandaya, Manobala went on to appear in 2 more films, including Madha Gaja Raja (2025) and Parrisu (2025).
Before Maanga, Powerstar Srinivasan had starred in 4 films, including Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (2013) and Ya Ya (2013).
After Vaa Pagandaya, Powerstar Srinivasan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Mrs & Mr (2025) and Yaman Kattalai (2025).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Srinivasan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Srinivasan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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