Manobala & Shiva Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manobala and Shiva appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 2010 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kasethan Kadavulada (2023 — 7.0/10). Films span Thamizh Padam (2010) through Kasethan Kadavulada (2023).
The Manobala & Shiva partnership
2013 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. They saved their best for last — Kasethan Kadavulada (7.0/10) came 13 years in. From Thamizh Padam (2010) to Kasethan Kadavulada (2023).
Their most recent film, Kasethan Kadavulada, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. Kasethan Kadavulada is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Thamizh Padam; the 2020s to Kasethan Kadavulada. Manobala acted in every film; Shiva acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
8 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 6 films, averaging 6.2/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Kasethan Kadavulada (7.0/10).
- Thamizh Padam
- Vanakkam Chennai
- Kasethan Kadavulada
- Naai Sekar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 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
50% of Shiva's screen credits are with Manobala. When they first worked together, Manobala had 59 films behind them; Shiva had 5.
Before Thamizh Padam, Manobala had starred in 59 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982).
After Kasethan Kadavulada, Manobala went on to appear in 7 more films, including Viduthalai: Part II (2024) and Inga Naan Thaan Kingu (2024).
Before Thamizh Padam, Shiva had starred in 5 films, including Chennai 600028 (2007) and Saroja (2008).
After Kasethan Kadavulada, Shiva went on to appear in 3 more films, including Parandhu Po (2025) and Soodhu Kavvum 2: Nadum Naatu Makkalum... (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manobala & Shiva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilavarasu appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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