Thambi Ramaiah & Thalaivasal Vijay Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thambi Ramaiah and Thalaivasal Vijay appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2006 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vathiyar (2006 — 6.5/10). Films span Vathiyar (2006) through TN 2026 (2026).
The Thambi Ramaiah & Thalaivasal Vijay partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe (2014). Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. They didn't share a set between 2006 and 2014.
From Vathiyar (2006) to TN 2026 (2026). Their most recent film, TN 2026, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Vathiyar; the 2020s to TN 2026. Thambi Ramaiah acted in every film; Thalaivasal Vijay acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Thambi Ramaiah and Thalaivasal Vijay first shared screen space in Vathiyar (2006) because director A. Venkatesh specifically wanted two actors who could play contrasting father figures — one loud and emotional, the other stoic and authoritative. They were cast as a pair without ever having met before.
- In Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe (2014), Thambi Ramaiah’s character was the hyperactive talker, and Thalaivasal Vijay’s was the silent reactor. Vijay told a behind-the-scenes crew that he deliberately slowed his delivery by half a beat in every scene with Ramaiah, so the audience would feel the rhythm of their back-and-forth like a comedy duet.
- During the shoot of Serndhu Polama (2015), Thambi Ramaiah would drive Thalaivasal Vijay home every night after pack-up, even though Vijay lived 40 minutes in the opposite direction. They’d stop for tea at the same roadside stall and discuss the next day’s scenes — a ritual they kept for all their subsequent films together.
- Thalaivasal Vijay once said in a 2019 interview about 100 Percent Kaadhal: 'When Thambi is on set, I don't need to rehearse. I just watch his eyes and react. He gives me the cue without saying a word.'
- Their pairing in En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (2015) — where they played estranged brothers — directly inspired director R. K. Selvamani to cast them again as brothers in a 2017 web series that never released. The unfinished project is still talked about in small production circles as 'the one that got away' for this duo.
- In 100 Percent Kaadhal (2019), their only hit together, Thambi Ramaiah improvised a 3-minute monologue about marriage advice. Thalaivasal Vijay, who was supposed to interrupt him, instead stayed silent and let the camera hold on his face — because he knew Ramaiah’s rhythm needed space to land. The director kept that take in the final cut.
6 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Vathiyar
- En Vazhi Thani Vazhi
- Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe
- TN 2026
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 20 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of Thambi Ramaiah's screen credits are with Thalaivasal Vijay. When they first worked together, Thambi Ramaiah had 8 films behind them; Thalaivasal Vijay had 60.
Before Vathiyar, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 8 films, including Magudam (1992) and Savaal (1981).
Before Vathiyar, Thalaivasal Vijay had starred in 60 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Mugam (1999).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thambi Ramaiah & Thalaivasal Vijay's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Thambi Ramaiah & Thalaivasal Vijay's films together
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