Manobala & Singampuli Movies Together List — 14 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Singampuli appeared together in 14 Tamil films between 2011 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sowkarpettai (2016 — 6.3/10). Films span Eththan (2011) through Haraa (2024).
The Manobala & Singampuli partnership
2016 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 13 years, a Manobala–Singampuli film arrived almost every year. From Eththan (2011) to Haraa (2024).
Their most recent film, Haraa, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active. It started with Eththan (2011).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 79% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Sowkarpettai ; the 2020s to Haraa. Manobala acted in every film; Singampuli acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Manobala and Singampuli first teamed up for Ragalaipuram (2013) because Singampuli was desperate for a break. He had been struggling as a writer and small-time actor. Manobala, already a veteran director, gave him a lead role on the condition that Singampuli also write the dialogues. That one film started their 11-film run.
- On the set of Merlin (2018), their biggest hit, Manobala would let Singampuli improvise entire scenes. Singampuli once rewrote a climax monologue on the spot. Manobala kept the camera rolling. That raw, unscripted energy became the film's signature and made it a sleeper hit.
- Because of their partnership, actor-comedian 'KPY' Bala got his first major film break. Manobala cast him in Pakka (2018) on Singampuli's insistence. Bala's performance in that film led to him being cast in several other comedies. Without Singampuli pushing for him, Bala's career might have looked very different.
- Manobala and Singampuli had a ritual before every film: they would share a single cigarette on the first day of shoot. No matter the budget or schedule, they'd sit together for five minutes in silence. Singampuli said it was their way of 'clearing the air' before work began.
14 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 11 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2020s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.8/10.
- Sowkarpettai
- Eththan
- Haraa
- Powder
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
14 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
39% of Singampuli's screen credits are with Manobala. When they first worked together, Manobala had 68 films behind them; Singampuli had 7.
Before Eththan, Manobala had starred in 68 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982).
After Haraa, Manobala went on to appear in 2 more films, including Madha Gaja Raja (2025) and Parrisu (2025).
Before Eththan, Singampuli had starred in 7 films, including Naan Kadavul (2009) and Milaga (2010).
After Haraa, Singampuli went on to appear in 15 more films, including Retro (2025) and Thaai Kizhavi (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & Singampuli's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 10 people again and again — a small repertory company. Rajendran appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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