Manorama & Crane Manohar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manorama and Crane Manohar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1994 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Saamy (2003 — 6.9/10). Films span Nattamai (1994) through Diwan (2003).
The Manorama & Crane Manohar partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Saamy (2003). They didn't share a set between 1994 and 2003. From Nattamai (1994) to Diwan (2003).
The played out closed with Diwan in 2003. It started with Nattamai (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Nattamai; the 2000s to Saamy. Manorama acted in every film; Crane Manohar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.9/10.
- Nattamai
- Saamy
- Diwan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 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 213 films behind them; Crane Manohar had 0. After Diwan, Crane Manohar kept going for 34 more films; Manorama stepped back.
Before Nattamai, Manorama had starred in 213 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Diwan, Manorama went on to appear in 13 more films, including Periyar (2007) and Arundhati (2009).
Nattamai was Crane Manohar's acting debut.
After Diwan, Crane Manohar went on to appear in 34 more films, including Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru (2017) and Boat (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manorama & Crane Manohar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ponnambalam is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Ponnambalam appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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