Manivannan & A. M. Rathnam Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manivannan and A. M. Rathnam appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1999 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadhalar Dhinam (1999 — 6.4/10). Films span Kadhalar Dhinam (1999) through Dharmapuri (2006).
The Manivannan & A. M. Rathnam partnership
From Kadhalar Dhinam (1999) to Dharmapuri (2006). The played out closed with Dharmapuri in 2006. It started with Kadhalar Dhinam (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kadhalar Dhinam; the 2000s to Dharmapuri. Manivannan acted in every film; A. M. Rathnam produced all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
- Kadhalar Dhinam
- Dharmapuri
- Enakku 20 Unakku 18
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
33% of A. M. Rathnam's screen credits are with Manivannan. When they first worked together, Manivannan had 101 films behind them; A. M. Rathnam had 3. After Dharmapuri, Manivannan kept going for 24 more films; A. M. Rathnam stepped back.
Before Kadhalar Dhinam, 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 Kadhalar Dhinam, A. M. Rathnam had starred in 3 films, including Natpukkaga (1998) and Karthavyam (1991).
After Dharmapuri, A. M. Rathnam went on to appear in 3 more films, including Yennai Arindhaal (2015) and Arrambam (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manivannan & A. M. Rathnam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
A. R. Rahman is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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