Manivannan & Tara Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manivannan and Tara appeared together in 2 Tamil films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ingeyum Oru Gangai (1984 — 6.5/10). Films span Ingeyum Oru Gangai (1984) through January Onnu (1984).
The Manivannan & Tara partnership
From Ingeyum Oru Gangai (1984) to January Onnu (1984). The ran closed with January Onnu in 1984. It started with Ingeyum Oru Gangai (1984).
The shape of the work
Manivannan directed every film; Tara acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Ingeyum Oru Gangai
- January Onnu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After January Onnu, Manivannan kept going for 181 more films; Tara stepped back.
Before Ingeyum Oru Gangai, Manivannan had directed 5 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Ilamai Kalangal (1983).
After January Onnu, Manivannan went on to direct 181 more films, including Muthal Vasantham (1986) and Thai Maaman (1994).
Ingeyum Oru Gangai was Tara's acting debut.
After January Onnu, Tara went on to appear in 8 more films, including Agni Nakshatram (1988) and Sathriyan (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manivannan & Tara's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
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