Manorama & Kathir Subbiah Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manorama and Kathir Subbiah appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1991 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadhal Virus (2002 — 6.4/10). Films span Idhayam (1991) through Kadhal Virus (2002).
The Manorama & Kathir Subbiah partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Kadhal Virus (2002). They didn't share a set between 1991 and 2002. From Idhayam (1991) to Kadhal Virus (2002).
It started with Idhayam (1991). The ran closed with Kadhal Virus in 2002.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Idhayam; the 2000s to Kadhal Virus. Manorama acted in every film; Kathir Subbiah directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Idhayam
- Kadhal Virus
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Manorama had 188 films behind them; Kathir Subbiah had 0. After Kadhal Virus, Manorama kept going for 17 more films; Kathir Subbiah stepped back.
Before Idhayam, Manorama had starred in 188 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Kadhal Virus, Manorama went on to appear in 17 more films, including Periyar (2007) and Arundhati (2009).
Idhayam was Kathir Subbiah's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manorama & Kathir Subbiah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Abbas is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
