Vinayan & Manivannan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-16 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vinayan and Manivannan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2001 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kasi (2001 — 4.9/10). Films span Kasi (2001) through Naalai Namadhe (2009).
The Vinayan & Manivannan partnership
From Kasi (2001) to Naalai Namadhe (2009). It started with Kasi (2001).
The shape of the work
Vinayan directed every film; Manivannan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Kasi
- En Mana Vaanil0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 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, Vinayan had 0 films behind them; Manivannan had 125.
Kasi was Vinayan's directorial debut.
After Naalai Namadhe, Vinayan went on to direct 1 more film, including Naangam Pirai 3D (2013).
Before Kasi, Manivannan had starred in 125 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Mugam (1999).
After Naalai Namadhe, Manivannan went on to appear in 9 more films, including Sadhurangam (2011) and Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vinayan & Manivannan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Charlie appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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