Manobala & Thennavan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Thennavan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2003 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maanga (2015 — 5.6/10). Films span Diwan (2003) through Maanga (2015).
The Manobala & Thennavan partnership
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
- Diwan0
- Maanga
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Thennavan's screen credits are with Manobala. After Maanga, Manobala kept going for 93 more films; Thennavan stepped back.
Before Diwan, Manobala had starred in 30 films, including Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982) and Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979).
After Maanga, Manobala went on to appear in 93 more films, including Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) and Irugapatru (2023).
Before Diwan, Thennavan had starred in 1 film, including En Uyir Thozhan (1990).
After Maanga, Thennavan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Sagaa (2019) and Saayam (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & Thennavan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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