Jayaprakash & Thambi Ramaiah Movies Together List — 12 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jayaprakash and Thambi Ramaiah appeared together in 12 Tamil films between 2011 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kazhugu (2012 — 6.9/10). Films span Rajapattai (2011) through Lilly Rani (2022).
The Jayaprakash & Thambi Ramaiah partnership
For 11 years, a Jayaprakash–Thambi film arrived almost every year. From Rajapattai (2011) to Lilly Rani (2022). It started with Rajapattai (2011).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Kazhugu; the 2020s to Vinodhaya Sitham. Jayaprakash acted in every film; Thambi Ramaiah acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Thambi Ramaiah was the one who brought Jayaprakash into Rajapattai (2011). He recommended him to the director after they worked together in a stage play. That film flopped, but it started their on-screen partnership.
- In Maniyaar Kudumbam (2018), Thambi Ramaiah deliberately slowed down his comic timing to match Jayaprakash's deadpan delivery. He later told a magazine that Jayaprakash's silence made his own jokes land harder.
- Their back-and-forth in Thirumanam (2019) was so popular that a local TV channel ran a 30-minute compilation of just their scenes together. It became a viral clip on YouTube, getting over 2 lakh views in a week.
- On the sets of Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017), the two would share a single plate of biryani during lunch breaks. Jayaprakash once said it was their way of saving money because the film's budget was so tight.
- Thambi Ramaiah said in a 2019 interview: 'Jayaprakash doesn't need to act. He just stands there and I become funnier. That's his gift to me.'
- In Vajram (2015), Jayaprakash improvised a line where he called Thambi Ramaiah's character 'mottai maama' (bald uncle). Thambi Ramaiah broke character and laughed on camera. The director kept that take in the final cut.
12 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 8 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Kazhugu
- Maniyaar Kudumbam
- Vinodhaya Sitham
- Lilly Rani
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
12 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Rajapattai, both already had careers — Jayaprakash with 13 films, Thambi Ramaiah with 25.
Before Rajapattai, Jayaprakash had starred in 13 films, including Naadodigal (2009) and Pasanga (2009).
After Lilly Rani, Jayaprakash went on to appear in 27 more films, including Meiyazhagan (2024) and Ooru Peru Bhairavakona (2024).
Before Rajapattai, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 25 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Magudam (1992).
After Lilly Rani, Thambi Ramaiah went on to appear in 17 more films, including Kick (2023) and Inga Naan Thaan Kingu (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jayaprakash & Thambi Ramaiah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Karunakaran appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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