Rajendran & Lollu Sabha Manohar Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajendran and Lollu Sabha Manohar appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2019 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Partner (2023 — 6.9/10). Films span A1 (2019) through Partner (2023).
The Rajendran & Lollu Sabha Manohar partnership
Between 2019 and 2023, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Rajendran–Lollu film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Partner (6.9/10) came 4 years in.
From A1 (2019) to Partner (2023). Their most recent film, Partner, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to A1; the 2020s to Partner. Rajendran acted in every film; Lollu Sabha Manohar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Rajendran and Manohar first shared screen space in 'A1' (2019) because the director wanted a pair of comedians who could bounce off each other without rehearsals. They met on set, improvised the entire first scene together, and the director kept the first take.
- In 'Pallu Padama Paathuka' (2020), Rajendran would deliberately flub his lines to make Manohar crack up on camera. Manohar then started doing the same back. The director kept those takes because the laughter felt real — that's why their scenes feel so loose.
- Their double-act in 'Pei Mama' (2021) directly inspired a minor trend in Tamil low-budget horror-comedies — at least three 2022 releases tried to copy their 'scared guy + clueless guy' dynamic, but none matched the timing.
- During the shoot of 'Varalaru Mukkiyam' (2022), Rajendran and Manohar made a pact: whoever finished their shot first would buy the other a box of 'mixture' from the canteen. They kept it up for all four films, even when shooting on different schedules.
- Manohar once said in a 2022 interview: 'Rajendran doesn't act with you — he fights with you for the laugh. If you blink, he steals the scene. That's why I never blinked.'
6 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 5 films, averaging 4.6/10.
- A1
- Partner
- Varalaru Mukkiyam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
55% of Lollu Sabha Manohar's screen credits are with Rajendran. When they first worked together, Rajendran had 70 films behind them; Lollu Sabha Manohar had 2. After Partner, Rajendran kept going for 22 more films; Lollu Sabha Manohar stepped back.
Before A1, Rajendran had starred in 70 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Naan Kadavul (2009).
After Partner, Rajendran went on to appear in 22 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Guardian (2024).
Before A1, Lollu Sabha Manohar had starred in 2 films, including Vaadaa (2010) and Mannaru (2012).
After Partner, Lollu Sabha Manohar went on to appear in 3 more films, including Padikkadha Pakkangal (2024) and Padikkada Pakkangal (2024).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shah Ra is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Shah Ra appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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