Manivannan & Sumithra Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manivannan and Sumithra appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1999 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dharmapuri (2006 — 5.8/10). Films span Kallazhagar (1999) through Dharmapuri (2006).
The Manivannan & Sumithra partnership
From Kallazhagar (1999) to Dharmapuri (2006). The ran closed with Dharmapuri in 2006. It started with Kallazhagar (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kallazhagar; the 2000s to Dharmapuri. Manivannan acted in every film; Sumithra acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Kallazhagar
- Dharmapuri
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 7 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 101 films behind them; Sumithra had 34. After Dharmapuri, Manivannan kept going for 24 more films; Sumithra stepped back.
Before Kallazhagar, Manivannan had starred in 101 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Dharmapuri, Manivannan went on to appear in 24 more films, including Nenjathai Killadhe (2008) and Sivaji (2007).
Before Kallazhagar, Sumithra had starred in 34 films, including Nizhal Nijamagiradhu (1978) and Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977).
After Dharmapuri, Sumithra went on to appear in 8 more films, including Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Valimai (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manivannan & Sumithra's professional partnership
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