Thambi Ramaiah & Viji Chandrasekhar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-20 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thambi Ramaiah and Viji Chandrasekhar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2014 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe (2014 — 6.3/10). Films span Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe (2014) through TN 2026 (2026).
The Thambi Ramaiah & Viji Chandrasekhar partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for TN 2026 (2026). They didn't share a set between 2016 and 2026. From Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe (2014) to TN 2026 (2026).
Their most recent film, TN 2026, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active. It started with Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe (2014).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe; the 2020s to TN 2026. Thambi Ramaiah acted in every film; Viji Chandrasekhar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Viji Chandrasekhar cast Thambi Ramaiah in Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe (2014) after seeing him in a small comic role in another film. Thambi was hesitant to take a serious father role. Viji convinced him by rewriting the character's backstory overnight.
- On the set of Vetrivel (2016), Thambi Ramaiah would improvise dialogue in his natural Thanjavur dialect. Viji Chandrasekhar kept the camera rolling and used those takes in the final cut. That's why Thambi's lines in that film sound looser and more real than his usual work.
- During the shoot of Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe, Thambi Ramaiah's mother passed away. Viji Chandrasekhar shut down production for a week and drove Thambi to his village himself. They didn't talk about work for the entire ride.
- The father-son dynamic they built in Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe directly inspired a similar relationship in a later 2020 web series about a auto driver and his son. The showrunner admitted in an interview that he rewatched their scenes to study the rhythm.
- Thambi Ramaiah once said about Viji: 'He is the only director who let me cry like a real father on screen. Other directors want me to act. He just wanted me to be.'
- Viji Chandrasekhar originally wrote the role in TN 2026 (2026) for a younger actor. Thambi Ramaiah read the script and called Viji at 2 AM to say 'I can play this old man now. Give me the chance before I actually become one.' Viji rewrote the role for him the next morning.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe
- Vetrivel
- TN 2026
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of Viji Chandrasekhar's screen credits are with Thambi Ramaiah. When they first worked together, Thambi Ramaiah had 45 films behind them; Viji Chandrasekhar had 5.
Before Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 45 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Saattai (2012).
Before Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe, Viji Chandrasekhar had starred in 5 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Thillu Mullu (1981).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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