Thambi Ramaiah & M. Sasikumar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thambi Ramaiah and M. Sasikumar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Appa (2016 — 7.1/10). Films span Vetrivel (2016) through Rajavamsam (2021).
The Thambi Ramaiah & M. Sasikumar partnership
From Vetrivel (2016) to Rajavamsam (2021). Appa is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Vetrivel (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Appa; the 2020s to Rajavamsam. Thambi Ramaiah acted in every film; M. Sasikumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sasikumar didn't just cast Thambi Ramaiah in Vetrivel (2016) — he wrote the role of the village elder specifically for him after watching his comic timing in a stage play. Thambi later said he signed the film without even reading the full script.
- On the set of Appa (2016), Sasikumar deliberately slowed down his own dialogue delivery to match Thambi Ramaiah's natural, unhurried rhythm. The result was the father-son scenes that felt so real, audiences thought they were actually related.
- During the shoot of Rajavamsam (2021), Thambi Ramaiah would cook his signature chicken curry for the entire crew every Sunday. Sasikumar later admitted he extended the shooting schedule by a week just to keep those Sunday lunches going.
- "Sasikumar doesn't direct you. He just puts the camera in the right place and lets you breathe. That's why I never asked for a single retake in any of our films." — Thambi Ramaiah, in a 2021 interview with Cinema Express.
- The emotional climax of Appa (2016) — where Thambi Ramaiah's character silently folds his son's shirt — directly inspired a similar scene in the 2019 web series 'Vadhandhi'. The show's writer credited that single moment as the reason he wanted to write about father-son relationships.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Appa (7.1/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Appa
- Vetrivel
- Rajavamsam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 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 81 films behind them; M. Sasikumar had 13.
Before Vetrivel, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 81 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Saattai (2012).
After Rajavamsam, Thambi Ramaiah went on to appear in 20 more films, including Sembi (2022) and Kick (2023).
Before Vetrivel, M. Sasikumar had starred in 13 films, including Naadodigal (2009) and Subramaniapuram (2008).
After Rajavamsam, M. Sasikumar went on to appear in 9 more films, including Tourist Family (2025) and Garudan (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thambi Ramaiah & M. Sasikumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Namo Narayana is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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