The Best Manikandan Movies, Ranked
17 credits from 2003 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Maharaja (2024) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is Boys (2003) with $2.03M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Manikandan Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Manikandan is credited on. Maharaja (2024) leads with 90, followed by Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal (2022) at 84. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 90 Maharaja 2024 · Thriller -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Jai Bhim 2021 · Mystery -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 Sillu Karuppatti 2019 · Romance -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Aelay 2021 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Mark Antony 2023 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Kaala 2018 · Crime -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Netrikann 2021 · Crime
Biggest Manikandan Box Office Hits
Manikandan's films have made $5.2M worldwide in total. Boys (2003) is the biggest hit at $2.03M, ahead of Kaala (2018) ($1.51M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Manikandan Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Manikandan has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 5 films, and Aelay (2021) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 5 films Aelay 2021 Movie Echo Score: 73
- Thriller 3 films Maharaja 2024 · as Dhana Movie Echo Score: 90
- Romance 3 films Sillu Karuppatti 2019 · as Mugilan Viswanath Movie Echo Score: 82
- Crime 2 films Kaala 2018 · as Lenin Movie Echo Score: 68
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Action 2 films Vikram Vedha 2017 · as Santhanam - Drama 1 film Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal 2022 · as Rajasekar Movie Echo Score: 84
- Mystery 1 film Jai Bhim 2021 · as Rajakannu Movie Echo Score: 83
The Best Manikandan Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Manikandan's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Manikandan Movies
The most recent films Manikandan is credited on, newest first — starting with Maharaja (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Maharaja 2024 · Dhana
- Mark Antony 2023 · Kumar
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Bagheera 2023 · Thriller - Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal 2022 · Rajasekar
- Jai Bhim 2021 · Rajakannu
- Netrikann 2021 · SI Manikandan
- Aelay 2021 · Comedy
- Sillu Karuppatti 2019 · Mugilan Viswanath
- Kaala 2018 · Lenin
- Vikram Vedha 2017 · Santhanam
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8 Thottakkal 2017 · Jai -
Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum 2016 · Murali
The Best Manikandan Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Manikandan films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Manikandan movie?
Maharaja (2024) is the best-rated Manikandan film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal (2022) (84) and Jai Bhim (2021) (83). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Maharaja: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Manikandan movie?
Boys (2003) made the most at the box office, with $2.03M worldwide, followed by Kaala (2018) with $1.51M. Together, Manikandan's films with box office figures have made $5.2M.
What is the best Manikandan comedy movie?
Aelay (2021) is the best-rated of Manikandan's comedy films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Maharaja (thriller), Sillu Karuppatti (romance) and Kaala (crime).
What is the newest Manikandan movie?
The newest film on Manikandan's filmography is Maharaja (2024), with Manikandan as Dhana.
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