Manivannan & Sriman Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manivannan and Sriman appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1999 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sadhurangam (2011 — 6.5/10). Films span Nenjinile (1999) through Sadhurangam (2011).
The Manivannan & Sriman partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Sadhurangam (2011). They saved their best for last — Sadhurangam (6.5/10) came 12 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2011. From Nenjinile (1999) to Sadhurangam (2011).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Nenjinile; the 2010s to Sadhurangam. Manivannan acted in every film; Sriman acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Manivannan didn't just cast Sriman in 'Nenjinile' (1999) — he personally rewrote the role after meeting him. Sriman had walked in for a small part, but Manivannan saw something bigger and expanded the character on the spot.
- On the set of 'Pammal K. Sambandam' (2002), Manivannan would deliberately mess up his lines to make Sriman laugh during serious scenes. Sriman had to hold back real laughter, which gave their exchanges a natural, unpolished rhythm that the director loved.
- After 'Enge Enadhu Kavithai' (2002) bombed hard — it got a 1/10 rating — Sriman called Manivannan the next morning to apologize for his performance. Manivannan told him, 'Nee illaama naan eduthirukka mudiyadhu' (I couldn't have made it without you). They stayed close friends for years after.
- Their last film together, 'Sadhurangam' (2011), was the only one where Sriman played the lead and Manivannan played a supporting role. It flipped their usual dynamic — and it's also their highest-rated collaboration at 6.5/10.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Nenjinile
- Vaseegara
- Pammal K. Sambandam
- Sadhurangam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 12 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, Manivannan had 101 films behind them; Sriman had 4. After Sadhurangam, Sriman kept going for 29 more films; Manivannan stepped back.
Before Nenjinile, Manivannan had starred in 101 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Sadhurangam, Manivannan went on to appear in 6 more films, including Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013) and Jothi (2022).
Before Nenjinile, Sriman had starred in 4 films, including Love Today (1997) and Nilaave Vaa (1998).
After Sadhurangam, Sriman went on to appear in 29 more films, including Guardian (2024) and Master (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manivannan & Sriman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Manivannan & Sriman's films together
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