Manivannan & Kuyili Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manivannan and Kuyili appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1989 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chinnappadass (1989 — 6.5/10). Films span Chinnappadass (1989) through Engal Anna (2004).
The Manivannan & Kuyili partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Engal Anna (2004). They didn't share a set between 1989 and 2004. From Chinnappadass (1989) to Engal Anna (2004).
It started with Chinnappadass (1989). The ran closed with Engal Anna in 2004.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Chinnappadass; the 2000s to Engal Anna. Manivannan acted in every film; Kuyili acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Chinnappadass
- Engal Anna
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Engal Anna, Manivannan kept going for 34 more films; Kuyili stepped back.
Before Chinnappadass, Manivannan had starred in 25 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Muthal Vasantham (1986).
After Engal Anna, Manivannan went on to appear in 34 more films, including Sivappathigaram (2006) and Nenjathai Killadhe (2008).
Before Chinnappadass, Kuyili had starred in 5 films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Poovilangu (1984).
After Engal Anna, Kuyili went on to appear in 6 more films, including Vallamai Tharayo (2008) and Gowravargal (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manivannan & Kuyili's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anandaraj is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.


















