Manivannan & S. S. Chandran Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manivannan and S. S. Chandran appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1989 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chinnappadass (1989 — 6.5/10). Films span Chinnappadass (1989) through Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara (1998).
The Manivannan & S. S. Chandran partnership
From Chinnappadass (1989) to Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara (1998). The ran closed with Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara in 1998. It started with Chinnappadass (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Chinnappadass; the 1990s to Once More. Manivannan actor in some, director in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 5 films, averaging 4.5/10.
- Chinnappadass
- Once More
- Amaidhi Padai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara, Manivannan kept going for 91 more films; S. S. Chandran stepped back. By the time of Chinnappadass, both already had careers — Manivannan with 25 films, S. S. Chandran with 38.
Before Chinnappadass, Manivannan had starred in 25 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Muthal Vasantham (1986).
After Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara, Manivannan went on to appear in 91 more films, including Mugam (1999) and Sangamam (1999).
Before Chinnappadass, S. S. Chandran had starred in 38 films, including Vetri (1984) and Sirai (1984).
After Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara, S. S. Chandran went on to appear in 2 more films, including Thirunelveli (2000) and Seerivarum Kaalai (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manivannan & S. S. Chandran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 3 of their 6 films. Ilayaraja scored 3 of them.
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