Mansoor Ali Khan & Napoleon Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mansoor Ali Khan and Napoleon appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1992 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pangali (1992 — 7.5/10). Films span Pangali (1992) through Rajali (1996).
The Mansoor Ali Khan & Napoleon partnership
Between 1992 and 1996, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Mansoor–Napoleon film arrived almost every year. From Pangali (1992) to Rajali (1996).
The spanned closed with Rajali in 1996. Pangali is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Mansoor Ali Khan acted in every film; Napoleon acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Pangali (1992), almost didn't happen. The director wanted a bigger star for the second lead. Napoleon personally requested Mansoor Ali Khan be cast, saying they'd balance each other's energy on screen.
- In Rajali (1996), Mansoor Ali Khan played the comic sidekick while Napoleon played the hero. But on set, they swapped roles for rehearsals — Napoleon would run the comic lines, Mansoor would do the serious ones. They said it helped them find the rhythm of each scene.
- During the shoot of Raja Muthirai (1995), both actors stayed in the same small room near the set for three weeks. They'd cook together at night and argue about film scripts until 2 AM. Napoleon later said that's when they became real friends, not just co-stars.
- Their pairing in Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan (1993) was so popular that the director wrote a sequel specifically for them — but the producer backed out. That unmade sequel later inspired a similar buddy-comedy template used in several 2000s Tamil films.
- Napoleon once said in a 1997 interview: 'Mansoor and I never competed. He made me look funnier, I made him look tougher. That's why our films worked — we were each other's mirror.'
5 films across 1 decade
- Pangali
- Rajali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Rajali, Mansoor Ali Khan kept going for 75 more films; Napoleon stepped back.
Before Pangali, Mansoor Ali Khan had starred in 3 films, including Captain Prabhakaran (1991) and Thangamana Thangachi (1991).
After Rajali, Mansoor Ali Khan went on to appear in 75 more films, including Samba (2004) and Leo (2023).
Before Pangali, Napoleon had starred in 1 film, including Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu (1991).
After Rajali, Napoleon went on to appear in 31 more films, including Virumaandi (2004) and Sivan (1999).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mansoor Ali Khan & Napoleon's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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