Manobala & Sakthi Chidambaram Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Sakthi Chidambaram appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2003 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadhal Kirukkan (2003 — 5.5/10). Films span Kadhal Kirukkan (2003) through Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017).
The Manobala & Sakthi Chidambaram partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2017. From Kadhal Kirukkan (2003) to Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017).
It started with Kadhal Kirukkan (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Kadhal Kirukkan; the 2010s to Jeyikkira Kuthira. Manobala acted in every film; Sakthi Chidambaram directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Kadhal Kirukkan
- Jeyikkira Kuthira0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Jeyikkira Kuthira, Manobala kept going for 66 more films; Sakthi Chidambaram stepped back.
Before Kadhal Kirukkan, Manobala had starred in 30 films, including Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982) and Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979).
After Jeyikkira Kuthira, Manobala went on to appear in 66 more films, including Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) and Irugapatru (2023).
Before Kadhal Kirukkan, Sakthi Chidambaram had directed 4 films, including Charlie Chaplin (2002) and Ennamma Kannu (2000).
After Jeyikkira Kuthira, Sakthi Chidambaram went on to direct 4 more films, including Rajathanthiram: The Piano (2023) and Charlie Chaplin 2 (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & Sakthi Chidambaram's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aswini is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
