Manivannan & Sirpy Movies Together List — 12 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manivannan and Sirpy appeared together in 12 Tamil films between 1996 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Purushan Pondatti (1996 — 6.8/10). Films span Amman Kovil Vaasalile (1996) through Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman (2001).
The Manivannan & Sirpy partnership
Between 1996 and 2001, they barely worked apart — 12 films in 5 years. 1996 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 5 years, a Manivannan–Sirpy film arrived almost every year.
The work is uneven: Purushan Pondatti (6.8) at one end, Nandhini (1.0) at the other. From Amman Kovil Vaasalile (1996) to Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman (2001).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Purushan Pondatti; the 2000s to Unnai Kann Theduthey. Manivannan acted in every film; Sirpy scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
12 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 10 films, averaging 4.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Purushan Pondatti
- Poochudava
- Unnai Kann Theduthey
- Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
12 films across 5 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
41% of Sirpy's screen credits are with Manivannan. When they first worked together, Manivannan had 47 films behind them; Sirpy had 10. After Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman, Manivannan kept going for 53 more films; Sirpy stepped back.
Before Amman Kovil Vaasalile, Manivannan had starred in 47 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman, Manivannan went on to appear in 53 more films, including Solla Marandha Kadhai (2002) and Meesai Madhavan (2004).
Before Amman Kovil Vaasalile, Sirpy had starred in 10 films, including Gokulam (1993) and Nattamai (1994).
After Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman, Sirpy went on to appear in 7 more films, including Captain (2022) and Unnai Ninaithu (2002).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manivannan & Sirpy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Senthil appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
5
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2Other iconic Tamil director-actor duos
Discover other partnerships with comparable filmographies and ratings
S. P. Muthuraman
Thengai Srinivasan
SrideviThengai SrinivasanVivek
Sundar C.
KaranDeva
Ilayaraja
KumarimuthuNagesh