Acting

R. S. Manohar

Born June 29, 1925 · Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India

Died January 10, 2006 · aged 80

R. S. Manohar was an Indian actor who performed roles ranging from hero to villain to comedic characters. He was born at Namakkal in 1925. He acted in over 200 films. He is known for his versatility and dominating personality. He is also known as Nadaga Kavalar for his love of stage plays and his undeterred passion in continuing to stage mythological plays almost his entire life.

Known For

Paattum Bharathamum

Paattum Bharathamum · 1975

Paattum Bharathamum

MovieMusicDrama

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.

Aayirathil Oruvan

Aayirathil Oruvan · 1965

Aayirathil Oruvan

MovieDramaAction

Enslaved convicts for treason plan escape but get caught by pirates and work for them before gaining their support and fighting back their country's authoritarian rule.

Sorgam

Sankar is an ambitious man who wants to make it big through fair means. However, the friend he works under, Sampath, begins to use corrupt measures to make them rich.

Kaadhal Jyothi

Kaadhal Jyothi · 1970

MovieRomanceDrama

Vallavan Oruvan

Vallavan Oruvan · 1966

Vallavan Oruvan

After an officer is shot dead, a CID officer, Shankar, is tasked with investigating to find his colleague's killers. He soon starts unravelling the mystery behind his colleague's death.

Thee

MovieActionDrama

Raja and Suman, two sons of a labour leader, choose different professions in their life after facing numerous difficulties from childhood to adulthood.

Osai

Raja, a poor man, falls in love with Radha. Radha's uncle is in debt and looks for a rich guy to settle his debt. Raja lies about his background but gets exposed.

Nalla Veedu

Nalla Veedu · 1956

MovieFamilyDrama

Nalla Veedu (transl. Good House) is a 1956 Indian Tamil language film, directed by Jyotish Sinha. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, M. N. Rajam, Pandaribai and Mynavathi. It was released on 14 January 1956.

Filmography

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Paattum Bharathamum

Paattum Bharathamum · 1975

Paattum Bharathamum

MovieMusicDrama

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.

Aayirathil Oruvan

Aayirathil Oruvan · 1965

Aayirathil Oruvan

MovieDramaAction

Enslaved convicts for treason plan escape but get caught by pirates and work for them before gaining their support and fighting back their country's authoritarian rule.

Dictator of Neidhal Naadu

Sorgam

Sankar is an ambitious man who wants to make it big through fair means. However, the friend he works under, Sampath, begins to use corrupt measures to make them rich.

Dharmalingam / Arun

Kaadhal Jyothi

Kaadhal Jyothi · 1970

MovieRomanceDrama

Vallavan Oruvan

Vallavan Oruvan · 1966

Vallavan Oruvan

After an officer is shot dead, a CID officer, Shankar, is tasked with investigating to find his colleague's killers. He soon starts unravelling the mystery behind his colleague's death.

Dr Sargunam

Thee

MovieActionDrama

Raja and Suman, two sons of a labour leader, choose different professions in their life after facing numerous difficulties from childhood to adulthood.

Madanagopal

Osai

Raja, a poor man, falls in love with Radha. Radha's uncle is in debt and looks for a rich guy to settle his debt. Raja lies about his background but gets exposed.

Nalla Veedu

Nalla Veedu · 1956

MovieFamilyDrama

Nalla Veedu (transl. Good House) is a 1956 Indian Tamil language film, directed by Jyotish Sinha. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, M. N. Rajam, Pandaribai and Mynavathi. It was released on 14 January 1956.

Baghdad Perazhagi

Baghdad Perazhagi · 1973

Baghdad Perazhagi

MovieHistoryDrama

When Prince Abdullah returns home after completing his higher education, he learns that his mother and sister have gone missing. He decides to search for them while his father falls for a dancer.

Thalapathi Muras

Sankarlal

Sankarlal · 1981

MovieDramaAction

A criminal, Chelladurai, frames the innocent Dharmalingam for a crime which leads to the latter being jailed. Years later, Dharmalingam returns to take revenge and establish contact with his family.

Vallavanukku Vallavan

Vallavanukku Vallavan · 1965

Vallavanukku Vallavan

MovieActionMystery

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.

Pichua Pakiri / Inspector Seker

Unakkaga Naan

Unakkaga Naan · 1976

Best friends Raja and Ramu decide to oppose the union leader of Raja's mill when he creates problems. However, they face several obstacles in their attempt to stop him.

Arjunan

Kuzhanthaikkaga

Kuzhanthaikkaga · 1968

Kuzhanthaikkaga

MovieCrimeDrama

Joseph

Enga Ooru Maappilai

Enga Ooru Maappilai · 1989

Enga Ooru Maappilai

A naive Velu arrives at his uncle's house after his mother's death only to get neglected by his aunt. Soon, a woman named Panchavarnam falls for him, but the notorious Rajalingam sets his eyes on her.

Kaithi Kannayiram

Kaithi Kannayiram · 1960

Kaithi Kannayiram

MovieDramaCrime

Kannayiram loses his son to kidnappers and is jailed on false charges. Later, he finds a new direction in life and decides to save the life of the jailer's son who is kidnapped by other inmates.

Kannayiram

Gnana Kuzhandhai

Gnana Kuzhandhai · 1979

Gnana Kuzhandhai

Gnana Sambanthan, a young child, has a divine intervention while visiting Lord Shiva's temple with his parents. Later, he starts composing hymns.

Mahendrapuri King

Niraparaadhi

Niraparaadhi · 1984

MovieCrimeDrama

Raja, a policeman falls in love with Radha, a girl who is a criminal and on the other side of the law. But, Radha's sad story of being a rape victim and a murderer reasons Raja's sympathy or love?

Durai Raj

Thai Veedu

Thai Veedu · 1983

Raju, who believes Nagalingam is his father, agrees to steal an antique sword of great monetary value. However, little does he know that the sword belongs to his real father, Rajasekaran.

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum · 1979

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

MovieAdventureDrama

A rendering of the classic Arabian tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp.

Magician

Naane Varuven

Naane Varuven · 1992

Naane Varuven (lit. 'I will come') is a 1992 Tamil language film, directed by Sripriya and produced by Girija. The film script was written by Sripriya. Music was by Shankar–Ganesh. The film stars Rahman and Sripriya playing lead, with Rajani, Vagai Chandrasekhar, Vadivukkarasi, Gouthami and Radhika in supporting roles. It is a sequel to the 1979 film Neeya?

Saint

Thanga Magan

Thanga Magan · 1983

MovieDramaFamily

Thanga Magan is a man's search for his roots. It is his search for the truth about his lineage.

Kali

Panakkara Kudumbam

Panakkara Kudumbam · 1964

Panakkara Kudumbam

Despite being his daughter, Rani is not allowed to acknowledge Muthiah as her father. She works in his office and falls in love with a co-worker, but Muthiah opposes their relationship.

Kannaiya

Idhayakkani

Idhayakkani · 1975

MovieActionDrama

Mohan, a kind-hearted man, not only preaches and believes in equality but also practices it. He marries a poor girl but lands in trouble as she is accused of murdering a scientist.

Albert

Deiva Thirumanangal

Deiva Thirumanangal · 1981

Deiva Thirumanangal