Manivannan & Aarthi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manivannan and Aarthi appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1997 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013 — 6.3/10). Films span Dharma Chakkaram (1997) through Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013).
The Manivannan & Aarthi partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Kuruvi (2008). They didn't share a set between 1997 and 2008. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Dharma Chakkaram (1997) to Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013). It started with Dharma Chakkaram (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Dharma Chakkaram; the 2010s to Naan Rajavaga Pogiren. Manivannan acted in every film; Aarthi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Dharma Chakkaram
- Kuruvi
- Naan Rajavaga Pogiren
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 16 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 62 films behind them; Aarthi had 0.
Before Dharma Chakkaram, Manivannan had starred in 62 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).
Dharma Chakkaram was Aarthi's acting debut.
After Naan Rajavaga Pogiren, Aarthi went on to appear in 17 more films, including Viyuham (2022) and Kayal (2014).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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