Oviya & Thambi Ramaiah Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Oviya and Thambi Ramaiah appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2013 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pulivaal (2014 — 4.5/10). Films span Sillunu Oru Sandhippu (2013) through Bhogi (2017).
The Oviya & Thambi Ramaiah partnership
Between 2013 and 2017, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Oviya–Thambi film arrived almost every year. From Sillunu Oru Sandhippu (2013) to Bhogi (2017).
It started with Sillunu Oru Sandhippu (2013).
The shape of the work
Oviya 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 Oviya into Sillunu Oru Sandhippu (2013). He recommended her to the director after seeing her in a small role elsewhere. That film became their first together.
- In Pulivaal (2014), Thambi Ramaiah played Oviya's father. Their scenes together had a natural, unforced rhythm — he would deliberately slow down his dialogue delivery so her reactions could land. She later said that made her feel safe to act without rushing.
- During the shoot of Sandamarutham (2015), Oviya and Thambi Ramaiah developed a habit of sharing a cup of tea between takes. He called her 'ma' (daughter) even off-camera, and she called him 'thatha' (grandfather). That stuck through all four films.
- Bhogi (2017) was their last film together. After that, Oviya took a break from acting, and Thambi Ramaiah shifted focus to directing. Their pairing quietly ended — no fallout, just life moving on.
- Oviya once said in an interview: 'Thambi sir doesn't act like he's acting. He just becomes the character. I learned to stop performing and start living the scene because of him.'
4 films across 1 decade
- Pulivaal
- Sandamarutham
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Oviya had 9 films behind them; Thambi Ramaiah had 40. After Bhogi, Thambi Ramaiah kept going for 42 more films; Oviya stepped back.
Before Sillunu Oru Sandhippu, Oviya had starred in 9 films, including Kalavani (2010) and Kalavani (2010).
After Bhogi, Oviya went on to appear in 10 more films, including Ganesha Meendum Santhippom (2019) and Kalavani 2 (2019).
Before Sillunu Oru Sandhippu, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 40 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Saattai (2012).
After Bhogi, Thambi Ramaiah went on to appear in 42 more films, including Sembi (2022) and Kick (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Oviya & Thambi Ramaiah's professional partnership
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