Manorama & T. S. Balaiah Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manorama and T. S. Balaiah appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1960 and 1972. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kalathur Kannamma (1960 — 7.8/10). Films span Kalathur Kannamma (1960) through Agathiyar (1972).
The Manorama & T. S. Balaiah partnership
From Kalathur Kannamma (1960) to Agathiyar (1972). Kalathur Kannamma is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Agathiyar in 1972.
It started with Kalathur Kannamma (1960).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Kalathur Kannamma; the 1970s to Agathiyar. Manorama acted in every film; T. S. Balaiah acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1960s brought 2 films together, anchored by Kalathur Kannamma (7.8/10).
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Agathiyar (7.5/10).
- Kalathur Kannamma
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- Agathiyar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Agathiyar, Manorama kept going for 224 more films; T. S. Balaiah stepped back.
Kalathur Kannamma was Manorama's acting debut.
After Agathiyar, Manorama went on to appear in 224 more films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Indian (1996).
Kalathur Kannamma was T. S. Balaiah's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manorama & T. S. Balaiah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Devika is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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