Manobala & Vinay Rai Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Vinay Rai appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2013 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oh My Dog (2022 — 6.6/10). Films span Onbadhule Guru (2013) through Oh My Dog (2022).
The Manobala & Vinay Rai partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Oh My Dog (2022). They didn't share a set between 2014 and 2022. From Onbadhule Guru (2013) to Oh My Dog (2022).
It started with Onbadhule Guru (2013).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Onbadhule Guru; the 2020s to Oh My Dog. Manobala acted in every film; Vinay Rai acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.6/10.
- Onbadhule Guru
- Aranmanai
- Oh My Dog
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
When they first worked together, Manobala had 81 films behind them; Vinay Rai had 6.
Before Onbadhule Guru, Manobala had starred in 81 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Thuppakki (2012).
After Oh My Dog, Manobala went on to appear in 17 more films, including Irugapatru (2023) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
Before Onbadhule Guru, Vinay Rai had starred in 6 films, including Unnale Unnale (2007) and Vaana (2008).
After Oh My Dog, Vinay Rai went on to appear in 8 more films, including Hanuman (2024) and Eagle (2024).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Lakshmi Rai is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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