Rama Narayanan & Mohan Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rama Narayanan and Mohan appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1982 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vai Pandhal (1984 — 1.0/10). Films span Chinnanj Chirusugal (1982) through Sahadevan Mahadevan (1988).
The Rama Narayanan & Mohan partnership
Between 1982 and 1988, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 6 years. 1984 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 6 years, a Rama–Mohan film arrived almost every year.
From Chinnanj Chirusugal (1982) to Sahadevan Mahadevan (1988). The played out closed with Sahadevan Mahadevan in 1988.
The shape of the work
Rama Narayanan directed every film; Mohan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Rama Narayanan cast Mohan in 'Chinnanj Chirusugal' (1982) after seeing him in a small role in another film. Mohan was so nervous on the first day that Rama Narayanan had to shoot a simple walking scene 14 times before getting it right.
- On the set of 'Teeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai' (1982), Rama Narayanan would write dialogue the night before and hand it to Mohan at 6 AM. Mohan would memorize it during makeup. They never rehearsed together — just shot straight through.
- Their 1984 film 'Vai Pandhal' was such a disaster (1/10 ratings) that it scared both of them away from working together for four years. They only reunited in 1988 for 'Sahadevan Mahadevan' because a producer begged them to patch things up.
- During the shoot of 'Manaivi Solle Mandhiram' (1983), Rama Narayanan and Mohan shared a room in a small lodge in Tenkasi. Mohan later said Rama Narayanan snored so loud that he couldn't sleep, but he never complained because Rama Narayanan paid for both their meals out of his own pocket.
7 films across 1 decade
- Vai Pandhal
- Chinnanj Chirusugal0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
30% of Mohan's screen credits are with Rama Narayanan. After Sahadevan Mahadevan, Rama Narayanan kept going for 36 more films; Mohan stepped back.
Before Chinnanj Chirusugal, Rama Narayanan had directed 3 films, including Sivappu Malli (1981) and Sumai (1981).
After Sahadevan Mahadevan, Rama Narayanan went on to direct 36 more films, including Vizha (2013) and Kutti Pisasu (2010).
Before Chinnanj Chirusugal, Mohan had starred in 4 films, including Nenjathai Killadhe (1980) and Moodupani (1980).
After Sahadevan Mahadevan, Mohan went on to appear in 12 more films, including Sutta Pazham (2008) and Jothi (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rama Narayanan & Mohan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sankar Ganesh is the through-line — music on 6 of their 7 films. Sankar Ganesh scored 6 of them. Nalini appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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