Mansoor Ali Khan & Karthik Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-20 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mansoor Ali Khan and Karthik appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1997 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pistha (1997 — 3.6/10). Films span Pistha (1997) through Puli Vesham (2011).
The Mansoor Ali Khan & Karthik partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for Puli Vesham (2011). They didn't share a set between 1997 and 2011. From Pistha (1997) to Puli Vesham (2011).
It started with Pistha (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Pistha; the 2010s to Puli Vesham. Mansoor Ali Khan acted in every film; Karthik acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Pistha
- Puli Vesham0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 14 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, Mansoor Ali Khan had 28 films behind them; Karthik had 88. After Puli Vesham, Mansoor Ali Khan kept going for 44 more films; Karthik stepped back.
Before Pistha, Mansoor Ali Khan had starred in 28 films, including Pangali (1992) and Rajali (1996).
After Puli Vesham, Mansoor Ali Khan went on to appear in 44 more films, including Leo (2023) and Kick (2023).
Before Pistha, Karthik had starred in 88 films, including Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984) and Alaigal Oivathillai (1981).
After Puli Vesham, Karthik went on to appear in 8 more films, including Anegan (2015) and Amaran 2 (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mansoor Ali Khan & Karthik's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Balu Anand is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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