Manorama & Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manorama and Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1969 and 1974. Their highest-rated collaboration was Agathiyar (1972 — 7.5/10). Films span Vaa Raja Vaa (1969) through Gumasthavin Magal (1974).
The Manorama & Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan partnership
Between 1969 and 1974, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 5 years. For 5 years, a Manorama–Kunnakudi film arrived almost every year. From Vaa Raja Vaa (1969) to Gumasthavin Magal (1974).
The ran closed with Gumasthavin Magal in 1974. Agathiyar is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1970s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 1960s belonged to Vaa Raja Vaa; the 1970s to Agathiyar. Manorama acted in every film; Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1960s accounted for 1 film.
The 1970s brought 5 films together, anchored by Agathiyar (7.5/10).
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- Agathiyar
- Rajaraja Cholan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan's screen credits are with Manorama. When they first worked together, Manorama had 34 films behind them; Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan had 0. After Gumasthavin Magal, Manorama kept going for 206 more films; Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan stepped back.
Before Vaa Raja Vaa, Manorama had starred in 34 films, including Server Sundaram (1964) and Kalathur Kannamma (1960).
After Gumasthavin Magal, Manorama went on to appear in 206 more films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Indian (1996).
Vaa Raja Vaa was Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan's acting debut.
After Gumasthavin Magal, Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan went on to appear in 6 more films, including Melnaattu Marumagal (1975) and Thiruvarul (1975).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manorama & Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sivakumar is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 6 films. Sivakumar appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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