Manorama & M. N. Rajam Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manorama and M. N. Rajam appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1977 and 1979. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ilaya Thalaimurai (1977 — 7.1/10). Films span Ilaya Thalaimurai (1977) through Velum Mayilum Thunai (1979).
The Manorama & M. N. Rajam partnership
From Ilaya Thalaimurai (1977) to Velum Mayilum Thunai (1979). The ran closed with Velum Mayilum Thunai in 1979. Ilaya Thalaimurai is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Ilaya Thalaimurai (1977).
The shape of the work
Manorama acted in every film; M. N. Rajam acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Ilaya Thalaimurai
- Velum Mayilum Thunai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 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 82 films behind them; M. N. Rajam had 17. After Velum Mayilum Thunai, Manorama kept going for 176 more films; M. N. Rajam stepped back.
Before Ilaya Thalaimurai, Manorama had starred in 82 films, including Server Sundaram (1964) and Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971).
After Velum Mayilum Thunai, Manorama went on to appear in 176 more films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Indian (1996).
Before Ilaya Thalaimurai, M. N. Rajam had starred in 17 films, including Pasamalar (1961) and Arangetram (1973).
After Velum Mayilum Thunai, M. N. Rajam went on to appear in 4 more films, including Winner (2003) and Penmani Aval Kanmani (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manorama & M. N. Rajam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Major Sundarrajan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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