Manobala & Laila Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Laila appeared together in 2 Tamil films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pithamagan (2003 — 7.8/10). Films span Three Roses (2003) through Pithamagan (2003).
The Manobala & Laila partnership
From Three Roses (2003) to Pithamagan (2003). The ran closed with Pithamagan in 2003. Pithamagan is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Three Roses (2003).
2 films across 1 decade
- Pithamagan
- Three Roses0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Pithamagan, Manobala kept going for 190 more films; Laila stepped back. By the time of Three Roses, both already had careers — Manobala with 30 films, Laila with 16.
Before Three Roses, Manobala had starred in 30 films, including Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982) and Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979).
After Pithamagan, Manobala went on to appear in 190 more films, including 10 Enradhukulla (2015) and Kaatrin Mozhi (2018).
Before Three Roses, Laila had starred in 16 films, including Dheena (2001) and Unnai Ninaithu (2002).
After Pithamagan, Laila went on to appear in 10 more films, including Sardar (2022) and Kanda Naal Mudhal (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & Laila's professional partnership
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