Rama Narayanan & Manorama Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rama Narayanan and Manorama appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1985 and 2006. Films span Ilamai (1985) through Pasa Kiligal (2006).
The Rama Narayanan & Manorama partnership
After 17 years apart, they came back together for Pasa Kiligal (2006). They didn't share a set between 1989 and 2006. From Ilamai (1985) to Pasa Kiligal (2006).
It started with Ilamai (1985). The played out closed with Pasa Kiligal in 2006.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Ilamai; the 2000s to Pasa Kiligal. Never on the same side of the camera — Rama Narayanan director, Manorama actor, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
- Ilamai0
- Thangamana Purushan0
- Pasa Kiligal0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 21 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, Rama Narayanan had 24 films behind them; Manorama had 143.
Before Ilamai, Rama Narayanan had directed 24 films, including Sivappu Malli (1981) and Soorakottai Singakutti (1983).
After Pasa Kiligal, Rama Narayanan went on to direct 3 more films, including Vizha (2013) and Kutti Pisasu (2010).
Before Ilamai, Manorama had starred in 143 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Pasa Kiligal, Manorama went on to appear in 6 more films, including Periyar (2007) and Arundhati (2009).
Collaboration Journey
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