Manorama

Acting

Manorama

Born — Died

1937-05-26 — 2015-10-15

Place of birth

Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Manorama, a legend, was born Gopi Shantha to Kasi Clockudaiyar and Ramamitham on 26 May 1943 at Mannargudi, Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu. Later her family moved to Pallathur near Karaikudi owing to poverty. She started her acting career at 12 years as a drama artist.When she started her stage performances she was rechristened as Manorama by the drama director, Thiruvengadam, and the harmonist, Thiayagarajan. She continued to act in plays and also performed on stage as a playback singer.

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 4 titles

2000s · 3 titles

1990s · 10 titles

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Saathi Sanam

1997

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Ravanan, a short-tempered farmer, frequently quarrels with Meena, the daughter of a wealthy man. As a result, she stops his sister's wedding. Enraged, Ravanan kidnaps her to teach a lesson.

Ravanan

1994

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8.0

Meenu, who belongs to a small family, falls in love with Chinnaiya, a village leader. However, she pretends to like the son of Chinnaiya's enemy who already is head over heels in love with her.

Uthama Raasa

1993

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When Valli learns of her husband, Chettiar's affair with her sister, she commits suicide. Thirukkaval, her son, vows to take revenge on Chettiar.

Sindhu Nathi Poo

1994

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10.0

Gopi wants to marry Nalini, but her father Rathnavel is against their match. Gopi's secret objective is to unite their families.

Idhu Namma Bhoomi

1992

Indian poster
7.0

Senapathy, an ex-freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.

Indian

1996

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Rambabu, a rich heir, falls in love with Mythili, a dancer, but she does not reciprocate. However, he soon learns a dark secret about his birth and reinvents himself to win Mythili over.

Kunthi Putrudu

1993

Kummi Paattu poster
8.0

A son assumes that his father killed his mother and in a fit of rage, he also rapes the woman who was to marry his step-brother. However, the woman decides to help him overcome his misgivings.

Kummi Paattu

1999

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Meera and her wealth are controlled by her stepmother Shakunthala. A stranger accidentally enters her life and pretends to be loyal to Shakunthala until he marries Meera.

Aarathi Edungadi

1990

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Two crooks, Raja and Babu, who get released from jail, decide to help an innocent prisoner, who is falsely accused in a murder. In the process, both discover secrets about their childhood.

Guru Sishyulu

1990

1980s · 8 titles

1970s · 19 titles

Rajaraja Cholan poster
8.5

Rajaraja Cholan is a 1973 Tamil film about the life of the Chola king Rajaraja Chola.

Rajaraja Cholan

1973

Thalaivan poster
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Sangili, a notorious dacoit, kills a landlord and puts the blame on his wife. Inspector Elangovan is assigned to catch Sangili who is keen to find the landlord's hidden treasure.

Thalaivan

1970

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Valli and Muthu are in love but their marriage is interrupted when Muthu's father demands dowry for the humiliation he faced at the hands of Valli's family.

Ponnunjal

1973

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9.0

In an adventurous journey of spreading goodness on earth and by contributing to Tamil literature, Sage Agathiyar faces challenges at various phases of his journey.

Agathiyar

1972

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Kankatchi

1971

Paattum Bharathamum poster
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Ravi, a businessman, falls in love with Lalitha, a professional dancer. But her father challenges him to learn the art of dance in order to marry his daughter.

Paattum Bharathamum

1975

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Believing that he has killed his pregnant wife, a gambler flees the country and returns years later with a new identity. He meets his son but faces many problems before reuniting with his family.

Thaai

1974

Pattikada Pattanama poster
6.2

Pattikada Pattanama is a story about Mookkaiyan and kalpana who are completely opposite in their way of culture.Kalpana returns back to India after studying abroad and visits Mookkaiyans

Pattikada Pattanama

1972

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NR

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Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna?

1976

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8.0

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Thirumalai Deivam

1972

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Hinderance occurs in the friendship of Kali Muthu and Manikyam over a marriage proposal. Later, their addiction to gambling takes things too far.

Soodhattam

1971

Kuppathu Raja poster
6.7

Selvam, a taxi driver, is on a mission to seek revenge on a person. Little does he know that his budding friendship with Raja is the person he dislikes.

Kuppathu Raja

1979

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Selvam goes through a series of problems when he loses his job after his former lover takes revenge against him. However, he does not give up and decides to get his life back on track.

Anbu Sagodharargal

1973

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Yarukkum Vetkam Illai

1975

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10.0

Muthu, a villager, loves Lakshmi but she falls in love with his educated brother, Kannan. Kannan is forced to eke out a living in the big city after he loses money gambling, but is soon estranged from Lakshmi by her plotting sister Leela. Does Lakshmi unite with Kannan?

Muthana Muthallavo

1976

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10.0

Paramathathan is an atheist who marries Punithavathi, an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. Their conflicting beliefs in God create problems in their married life.

Karaikkal Ammaiyar

1973

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An innocent Thilak is implicated in his friend Ravi's murder case. However, his father decides to take matters into his own hands and save his son using a carefully devised plan.

Varaprasadham

1976

My Beloved, My Life poster
NR

Lawyers Sattanathan and Ramaswamy, once best friends, now share a bitter rivalry. The two are left aghast when Saravanan, Sattanathan's son, falls in love with Devi, Ramaswamy's daughter

My Beloved, My Life

1975

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Ramu gets his friend Shankar to stay at his home after his hostel owner tells him to vacate his room. However, Ramu's parents plot against Shankar to destroy his friendship with their son.

Ponnukku Thanga Manasu

1973

1960s · 15 titles

Ninaivil Nindraval poster
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Prema, an amnesiac, marries Prakash, a jobless young man, and they live with his friend. However, she meets with another accident and loses memories of her marriage.

Ninaivil Nindraval

1967

Thenmazhai poster
NR

Nirmala saves Bhaskar from committing suicide and shows him the positive side of life. Both get married, but soon she realises he is a mere puppet in the hands of a man who claims to be his father.

Thenmazhai

1966

Thiruvarutchelvar poster
7.5

When a dancer makes a king realise the insignificance of the worldly pleasures, he decides to devote his life to the Almighty and starts reciting tales and songs of His greatness.

Thiruvarutchelvar

1967

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Thaayum Magalum

1965

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Deiva Thirumagal

1964

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A scheming landlord tricks a kind-hearted Sethupathi into losing everything he owns. He then swears to become wealthy and reclaim his ancestral mansion at any cost.

Enga Oor Raja

1968

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8.0

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Gurudhakshaneiy

1969

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While Manickam, an ordinary worker, gets arrested for murder, his brother, Rajangam, gets attacked by a gang of robbers in a jungle. He is saved by Alli, who later forces him to marry her at gunpoint.

Konjum Kumari

1963

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Aathmanathan, an unbeatable lawyer, vows to remain a bachelor but loses his ground when Kanjana joins as his junior. He falls for her; however, she is in love with his brother.

Andru Kanda Mugam

1968

Nam Naadu poster
6.0

The philanthropists and pillars of society, a doctor, a builder, and a merchant, led by the rich Dharmalingam, are in fact villains dealing in crime and black market. The protagonist 'Durai' is set out on a quest to vanquish these enemies of the nation

Nam Naadu

1969

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Janaki and Sekar are in love with each other. However, when Janaki learns that she is incapable of giving birth to a child, she plans to get her sister married to Sekar.

Paaladai

1967

Vallavanukku Vallavan poster
NR

Ramesh accidentally gets trapped in a case of fraud when his suitcase gets swapped with another bag that contains money. Once out of prison, he sets out to prove his innocence.

Vallavanukku Vallavan

1965

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Gopalsamy and Kanagam are a married couple, who get separated as Kanagam's father is falsely accused of murdering Gopalsamy's father. However, years later the couple's son sets out to reunite them.

Idhu Sathiyam

1963

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Ninaipadharku Neramillai

1963

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5.3

Jeeva decides to protect Kala Devi who joins a circus company after her father's death as she inherits enormous wealth and has a threat to her life.

Parakkum Paavai

1966