Thambi Ramaiah & Vivek Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thambi Ramaiah and Vivek appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2009 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Viswasam (2019 — 6.9/10). Films span Guru En Aalu (2009) through Viswasam (2019).
The Thambi Ramaiah & Vivek partnership
They saved their best for last — Viswasam (6.9/10) came 10 years in. From Guru En Aalu (2009) to Viswasam (2019). It started with Guru En Aalu (2009).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Guru En Aalu; the 2010s to Viswasam. Thambi Ramaiah acted in every film; Vivek acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Thambi Ramaiah was the one who brought Vivek into 'Magane En Marumagane' (2010). He personally requested the director to cast Vivek as the comedy villain, insisting that only Vivek could pull off that specific brand of sly, family-man humour.
- In 'Mupparimanam' (2017), Thambi Ramaiah and Vivek had a 12-minute single-take argument scene. Thambi Ramaiah kept flubbing his lines, so Vivek started feeding him cues in real-time — and the final take is the one where Thambi Ramaiah is actually reacting to Vivek's whispered prompts.
- Their pairing in 'Viswasam' (2019) directly led to the creation of a new comedy track in the film's second half. The director Siva saw their chemistry during a rehearsal and wrote an entire subplot overnight — the 'thatha-patti' banter that became the film's most shared meme on Tamil social media.
- On the sets of 'Maniyaar Kudumbam' (2018), Thambi Ramaiah and Vivek had a standing bet: whoever laughed first during a scene had to buy the other a box of Mysore Pak. Vivek lost every single time because Thambi Ramaiah would deliberately crack a joke between takes.
- Vivek once said about Thambi Ramaiah: 'He is the only actor who can make me forget my lines because I'm laughing so hard. I have to look at his shoes to keep a straight face.' — from a 2019 interview with a Tamil weekly.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 6.1/10.
- Guru En Aalu
- Viswasam
- Maniyaar Kudumbam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 10 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, Thambi Ramaiah had 19 films behind them; Vivek had 132. After Viswasam, Thambi Ramaiah kept going for 28 more films; Vivek stepped back.
Before Guru En Aalu, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 19 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Magudam (1992).
After Viswasam, Thambi Ramaiah went on to appear in 28 more films, including Sembi (2022) and Kick (2023).
Before Guru En Aalu, Vivek had starred in 132 films, including Anniyan (2005) and Mugam (1999).
After Viswasam, Vivek went on to appear in 5 more films, including Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023) and Dharala Prabhu (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thambi Ramaiah & Vivek's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Thambi Ramaiah & Vivek's films together
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