Manivannan & Maheswari Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manivannan and Maheswari appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1997 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nesam (1997 — 4.6/10). Films span Nesam (1997) through Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar (1998).
The Manivannan & Maheswari partnership
From Nesam (1997) to Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar (1998). The ran closed with Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar in 1998. It started with Nesam (1997).
The shape of the work
Manivannan acted in every film; Maheswari acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Nesam
- Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 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 62 films behind them; Maheswari had 3. After Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar, Manivannan kept going for 91 more films; Maheswari stepped back.
Before Nesam, Manivannan had starred in 62 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar, Manivannan went on to appear in 91 more films, including Mugam (1999) and Sangamam (1999).
Before Nesam, Maheswari had starred in 3 films, including Gulabi (1996) and Deyyam (1996).
After Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar, Maheswari went on to appear in 6 more films, including Tirumala Tirupathi Venkatesha (2000) and Mannavaru Chinnavaru (1999).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manivannan & Maheswari's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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