One of the most popular comics in the Tamil film industry, Manobala is a multifaceted personality who has worked as an actor, director and producer. The actor who made his debut on the silver screen with Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979) in his illustrious career spanning over 35 years has appeared in more than 700 films and 19 TV serials; he has also directed 40 films. Few of his most popular films as an actor includes Sethu (1999), Pithamagan (2003), Arul (2004), Ghajini (2005), Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi (2006), Azhagiya Tamizh Magan (2007), Tamizh Padam (2009), Thuppaki (2012), Anjaan (2014), Nannbenda (2015), Aranmanai 2 (2016), Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen (2017), Sathura Adi-3500 (2017), Sollividava (2017), Nagesh Thiraiyarangam (2018), Kathadi (2018), Semma Botha Aagathey (2018), Traffic Ramasamy (2018), Inba Twinkle Lilly (2018), Kaatrin Mozhi (2018), Maaniik, Kanchana 3 (2019), Mr. Local (2019), Rajdooth (2019), Kazhugu 2 (2019) and Impathu Roova (2019). His 2020 releases include Dagaalty, College Kumar and Asura Guru. His 2021 release includes Chakra.