Manivannan & Sabha Swaminathan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manivannan and Sabha Swaminathan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2005 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dancer (2005 — 6.5/10). Films span Dancer (2005) through Madha Gaja Raja (2017).
The Manivannan & Sabha Swaminathan partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Madha Gaja Raja (2017). They didn't share a set between 2005 and 2017. From Dancer (2005) to Madha Gaja Raja (2017).
It started with Dancer (2005).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Dancer; the 2010s to Madha Gaja Raja. Manivannan acted in every film; Sabha Swaminathan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Dancer
- Madha Gaja Raja0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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 158 films behind them; Sabha Swaminathan had 1.
Before Dancer, Manivannan had starred in 158 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Meesai Madhavan (2004).
After Madha Gaja Raja, Manivannan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Jothi (2022) and Madha Gaja Raja (2025).
Before Dancer, Sabha Swaminathan had starred in 1 film, including Musthafa (1996).
After Madha Gaja Raja, Sabha Swaminathan went on to appear in 10 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Thanimai (2019).
Collaboration Journey
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