Directed credits
6
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Manobala
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 0All crew credits: 8
TMDB ID: 478543
IMDb ID: nm1007581
Known for: Acting
Born: December 8, 1953
Died: May 3, 2023
Age: 69
Place of birth: Marungur, Tamil Nadu, India
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2025
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6
Wikidata: Q140642
Also known as
മനോബാല • மனோபாலா • మనోబాల • Manobala Mahadevan
Frequent jobs
Director (6)Producer (2)
Biography
Manobala is a Tamil director, producer and comedian actor who predominantly plays supporting roles. He has appeared in nearly 700 films. Manobala has directed 40 films, 19 television serials and 9 tele-films during his career as a director
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Manobala.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Manobala.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Manobala.
4.6
Mr. Local
2019 Movie
6.5
LKG
2019 Movie
6.8
Urumeen
2015 Movie
Virumandikum Sivanandikum
2016 Movie
Maaligai
2021 Movie
Koothan
2018 Movie
Parijatham
2006 Movie
3.3
Savaale Samaali
2015 Movie
7.1
Nanban
as Librarian Bose
2012 Movie
7.0
Ranga
2022 Movie
Ungala Podanum Sir
2019 Movie
5.4
Thalaivaa
as Ramadurai (Anna)'s Assistant
2013 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Manobala.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Manobala.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Manobala.
Parrisu
2025 Movie
4.0
Madha Gaja Raja
as Minister Nallamuthu
2025 Movie
7.1
Viduthalai: Part II
as Station Master
2024 Movie
7.0
Andhagan
2024 Movie
3.2
Indian 2: Zero Tolerance
as Nanjunda Moorthy
2024 Movie
6.0
Haraa
2024 Movie
5.0
Inga Naan Thaan Kingu
2024 Movie
Vaa Pagandaya
2024 Movie
Operation Laila
2024 Movie
as kailasam
2024 Movie
Chiclets
2024 Movie
5.2
80's Buildup
2023 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Manobala.