Mansoor Ali Khan & Janagaraj Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mansoor Ali Khan and Janagaraj appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1995 and 2005. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aayudham (2005 — 5.5/10). Films span Gangai Karai Paattu (1995) through Aayudham (2005).
The Mansoor Ali Khan & Janagaraj partnership
From Gangai Karai Paattu (1995) to Aayudham (2005). The played out closed with Aayudham in 2005. It started with Gangai Karai Paattu (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Gangai Karai Paattu; the 2000s to Aayudham. Mansoor Ali Khan acted in every film; Janagaraj acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Gangai Karai Paattu (1995), director R. Sundarrajan cast Mansoor Ali Khan as the villain and Janagaraj as the comic sidekick. But Janagaraj actually rewrote his own lines on set, and Mansoor Ali Khan pushed him to improvise more. That first film set their rhythm — the villain and the joker bouncing off each other.
- In Raajjiyam (2002), Mansoor Ali Khan played a menacing henchman while Janagaraj was the bumbling informant. The trick they used: Mansoor would deliver his lines dead serious, then Janagaraj would undercut the tension with a delayed reaction. They never stepped on each other's beats — one set the trap, the other sprung the laugh.
- During the shoot of Aayudham (2005), Janagaraj's health was declining. Mansoor Ali Khan personally drove him to and from the set every day, and made sure the crew wrapped Janagaraj's scenes first so he could rest. They never talked about it publicly.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.2/10.
- Gangai Karai Paattu0
- Aayudham
- Raajjiyam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 10 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 13 films behind them; Janagaraj had 94. After Aayudham, Mansoor Ali Khan kept going for 51 more films; Janagaraj stepped back.
Before Gangai Karai Paattu, Mansoor Ali Khan had starred in 13 films, including Pangali (1992) and Sendhoorapandi (1993).
After Aayudham, Mansoor Ali Khan went on to appear in 51 more films, including Leo (2023) and Kick (2023).
Before Gangai Karai Paattu, Janagaraj had starred in 94 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Mann Vasanai (1983).
After Aayudham, Janagaraj went on to appear in 5 more films, including Mudhal Kanave (2007) and Dha Dha 87 (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mansoor Ali Khan & Janagaraj's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manivannan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
