Manobala & Rahul Dev Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Rahul Dev appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2009 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aadhavan (2009 — 6.1/10). Films span Aadhavan (2009) through Jai Hind 2 (2014).
The Manobala & Rahul Dev partnership
From Aadhavan (2009) to Jai Hind 2 (2014). It started with Aadhavan (2009).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Aadhavan; the 2010s to Jai Hind 2. Manobala acted in every film; Rahul Dev acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.5/10.
- Aadhavan
- Jai Hind 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Jai Hind 2, Manobala kept going for 111 more films; Rahul Dev stepped back. By the time of Aadhavan, both already had careers — Manobala with 56 films, Rahul Dev with 35.
Before Aadhavan, Manobala had starred in 56 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982).
After Jai Hind 2, Manobala went on to appear in 111 more films, including 10 Enradhukulla (2015) and Kaatrin Mozhi (2018).
Before Aadhavan, Rahul Dev had starred in 35 films, including Athadu (2005) and Okkadunnadu (2007).
After Jai Hind 2, Rahul Dev went on to appear in 21 more films, including Bloody Ishq (2024) and Coffee (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & Rahul Dev's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anand Babu is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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