A. Venkatesh & Manivannan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
A. Venkatesh and Manivannan appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1996 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vathiyar (2006 — 6.5/10). Films span Selva (1996) through Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013).
The A. Venkatesh & Manivannan partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Selva (1996) to Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013). It started with Selva (1996).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Selva; the 2010s to Naan Rajavaga Pogiren. A. Venkatesh director in some, director of photography in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Selva
- Vathiyar
- Unakkum Enakkum
- Naan Rajavaga Pogiren
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 17 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, A. Venkatesh had 0 films behind them; Manivannan had 47. After Naan Rajavaga Pogiren, A. Venkatesh kept going for 19 more films; Manivannan stepped back.
Selva was A. Venkatesh's directorial debut.
After Naan Rajavaga Pogiren, A. Venkatesh went on to direct 19 more films, including Kadugu (2017) and Nungambakkam (2019).
Before Selva, Manivannan had starred in 47 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Naan Rajavaga Pogiren, Manivannan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Jothi (2022) and Madha Gaja Raja (2025).
Collaboration Journey
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