Manivannan & Raghuvaran Movies Together List — 14 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manivannan and Raghuvaran appeared together in 14 Tamil films between 1994 and 2008. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sivappathigaram (2006 — 7.5/10). Films span Veera (1994) through Ellam Avan Seyal (2008).
The Manivannan & Raghuvaran partnership
They saved their best for last — Sivappathigaram (7.5/10) came 12 years in. 1994 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 14 years, a Manivannan–Raghuvaran film arrived almost every year.
From Veera (1994) to Ellam Avan Seyal (2008). Sivappathigaram is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Veera; the 2000s to Sivappathigaram. Manivannan acted in every film; Raghuvaran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Manivannan and Raghuvaran first shared screen space in Thozhar Pandian (1994), but the real spark came when director K. S. Ravikumar cast them as on-screen brothers in Veera Padhakkam (1994) — a pairing that clicked so well they became a go-to sibling duo for the next decade.
- In Poonthottam (1998), Manivannan played the loud, emotional father while Raghuvaran was the stoic, silent son — they deliberately swapped their usual acting styles to make each other uncomfortable on set, which created the film's raw tension.
- Their 2003 film Anjaneya directly inspired director A. R. Murugadoss to cast both of them in his 2004 hit Arasatchi — he said he wrote the father-son conflict specifically for their real-life mentor-student bond.
- On the sets of Selva (1996), Manivannan would cook biryani for the entire crew every Sunday — Raghuvaran, a strict vegetarian, would bring his own side dishes and they'd eat together under a tree, arguing about politics for hours.
- Raghuvaran once said in a 2005 interview: 'Manivannan is the only co-star who can make me laugh so hard I forget my lines. We ruined at least three takes in Sivappathigaram because he kept cracking jokes during a funeral scene.'
14 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 7 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2000s brought 7 films together, anchored by Sivappathigaram (7.5/10).
- Veera
- Poonthottam
- Sivappathigaram
- Sivaji
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
14 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Veera, both already had careers — Manivannan with 33 films, Raghuvaran with 34.
Before Veera, Manivannan had starred in 33 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Muthal Vasantham (1986).
After Ellam Avan Seyal, Manivannan went on to appear in 11 more films, including Sadhurangam (2011) and Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013).
Before Veera, Raghuvaran had starred in 34 films, including Ezhavathu Manithan (1982) and Irandil Ondru (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manivannan & Raghuvaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
A. R. Rahman scored 3 of them. They worked with the same 8 people again and again — a small repertory company. Nassar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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