Manobala & Chithra Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Chithra appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1987 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oorkavalan (1987 — 4.4/10). Films span Oorkavalan (1987) through Parambhariyam (1993).
The Manobala & Chithra partnership
From Oorkavalan (1987) to Parambhariyam (1993). The ran closed with Parambhariyam in 1993. It started with Oorkavalan (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Oorkavalan; the 1990s to Parambhariyam. Manobala directed every film; Chithra acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.4/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Oorkavalan
- Parambhariyam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Parambhariyam, Manobala kept going for 207 more films; Chithra stepped back.
Before Oorkavalan, Manobala had directed 6 films, including Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982) and Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979).
After Parambhariyam, Manobala went on to direct 207 more films, including 10 Enradhukulla (2015) and Kaatrin Mozhi (2018).
Before Oorkavalan, Chithra had starred in 3 films, including Aval Appadithan (1978) and Raja Paarvai (1981).
After Parambhariyam, Chithra went on to appear in 4 more films, including Kabadi Kabadi (2001) and Gopala Gopala (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & Chithra's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Malaysia Vasudevan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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