Manorama & Mekala Pictures Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manorama and Mekala Pictures appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1964 and 1970. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poompuhar (1964 — 7.5/10). Films span Poompuhar (1964) through Engal Thangam (1970).
The Manorama & Mekala Pictures partnership
From Poompuhar (1964) to Engal Thangam (1970). Poompuhar is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Engal Thangam in 1970.
It started with Poompuhar (1964).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Poompuhar; the 1970s to Engal Thangam. Manorama acted in every film; Mekala Pictures produced all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 1 film together, anchored by Poompuhar (7.5/10).
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Engal Thangam (7.3/10).
- Poompuhar
- Engal Thangam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Engal Thangam, Manorama kept going for 236 more films; Mekala Pictures stepped back.
Before Poompuhar, Manorama had starred in 9 films, including Kalathur Kannamma (1960) and Kungumam (1963).
After Engal Thangam, Manorama went on to appear in 236 more films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Indian (1996).
Before Poompuhar, Mekala Pictures had starred in 2 films, including Kuravanji (1960) and Kaanchi Thalaivan (1963).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manorama & Mekala Pictures's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Cho is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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