Manorama & Chandra Mohan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manorama and Chandra Mohan appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 1978 and 2002. Films span Andhaman Kadhali (1978) through Ninnu choodaka Nenundalenu (2002).
The Manorama & Chandra Mohan partnership
After 24 years apart, they came back together for Nee Premakai (2002). They didn't share a set between 1978 and 2002. From Andhaman Kadhali (1978) to Ninnu choodaka Nenundalenu (2002).
It started with Andhaman Kadhali (1978). The played out closed with Ninnu choodaka Nenundalenu in 2002.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Andhaman Kadhali; the 2000s to Nee Premakai. Manorama acted in every film; Chandra Mohan acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Andhaman Kadhali (1978), was a romantic thriller set on the Andaman Islands. Director K. Bapaiah cast them as a fresh pair because both were relatively new faces — Manorama had just debuted, and Chandra Mohan was still building his career. The film's exotic location shoot was a big deal at the time.
- In Nee Premakai (2002), Chandra Mohan played a much older, brooding character while Manorama played a younger, bubbly woman. The age gap worked because Manorama's natural energy pushed Chandra Mohan to soften his performance — he later said she made him 'forget the script and just react.'
- Manorama and Chandra Mohan stayed close friends for decades after Andhaman Kadhali. When Chandra Mohan passed away in 2017, Manorama was one of the first to visit his family. She told a Telugu news channel that he was 'the only co-star who never once made her feel like a newcomer, even in their first film.'
- Chandra Mohan once said in an interview: 'Manorama has this rare gift — she can make even a bad scene look good. I learned to just follow her lead in Ninnu Choodaka Nenundalenu.'
- Ninnu Choodaka Nenundalenu (2002) was one of the last films where both actors played a romantic lead pair. After that, Manorama shifted to character roles, and Chandra Mohan mostly played supporting father figures. Their pairing in that film is often cited by Telugu film bloggers as the end of an era for 'mature romance' in Telugu cinema.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films.
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- Nee Premakai0
- Ninnu choodaka Nenundalenu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 24 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Manorama had 86 films behind them; Chandra Mohan had 1.
Before Andhaman Kadhali, Manorama had starred in 86 films, including Server Sundaram (1964) and Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971).
After Ninnu choodaka Nenundalenu, Manorama went on to appear in 17 more films, including Periyar (2007) and Arundhati (2009).
Before Andhaman Kadhali, Chandra Mohan had starred in 1 film, including Naalai Namadhe (1975).
After Ninnu choodaka Nenundalenu, Chandra Mohan went on to appear in 27 more films, including Dookudu (2011) and Loukyam (2014).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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