Manobala & Ramki Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Ramki appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1991 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vetri Padigal (1991 — 6.8/10). Films span Vetri Padigal (1991) through Gurumoorthi (2022).
The Manobala & Ramki partnership
After 21 years apart, they came back together for Idhayam Thiraiarangam (2012). They didn't share a set between 1991 and 2012. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Vetri Padigal (1991) to Gurumoorthi (2022). It started with Vetri Padigal (1991).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Vetri Padigal; the 2020s to Gurumoorthi. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.7/10.
- Vetri Padigal
- Idhayam Thiraiarangam0
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- Gurumoorthi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 31 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Gurumoorthi, Manobala kept going for 17 more films; Ramki stepped back. By the time of Vetri Padigal, both already had careers — Manobala with 13 films, Ramki with 22.
Before Vetri Padigal, Manobala had starred in 13 films, including Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982) and Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979).
After Gurumoorthi, Manobala went on to appear in 17 more films, including Irugapatru (2023) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
Before Vetri Padigal, Ramki had starred in 22 films, including Poovizhi Raja (1988) and Vellaya Thevan (1990).
After Gurumoorthi, Ramki went on to appear in 2 more films, including Lucky Baskhar (2024) and Nilakanta (2026).
Collaboration Journey
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