A. Venkatesh & Kalabhavan Mani Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
A. Venkatesh and Kalabhavan Mani appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2003 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aai (2004 — 6.5/10). Films span Jay Jay (2003) through Vaadaa (2010).
The A. Venkatesh & Kalabhavan Mani partnership
From Jay Jay (2003) to Vaadaa (2010). It started with Jay Jay (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Aai; the 2010s to Vaadaa. Never on the same side of the camera — A. Venkatesh director, Kalabhavan Mani actor, across all 4 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
- Aai
- Jay Jay
- Vaadaa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Vaadaa, A. Venkatesh kept going for 24 more films; Kalabhavan Mani stepped back.
Before Jay Jay, A. Venkatesh had directed 7 films, including Nilaave Vaa (1998) and Selva (1996).
After Vaadaa, A. Venkatesh went on to direct 24 more films, including Kadugu (2017) and Nungambakkam (2019).
Before Jay Jay, Kalabhavan Mani had starred in 4 films, including Vaanchinathan (2001) and Gemini (2002).
After Vaadaa, Kalabhavan Mani went on to appear in 7 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Kalaivendhan (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of A. Venkatesh & Kalabhavan Mani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kota Srinivasa Rao is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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