Thambi Ramaiah & Abhinaya Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thambi Ramaiah and Abhinaya appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2014 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kuttram 23 (2017 — 7.1/10). Films span Veeram (2014) through Vizhithiru (2017).
The Thambi Ramaiah & Abhinaya partnership
From Veeram (2014) to Vizhithiru (2017). Kuttram 23 is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Veeram (2014).
The shape of the work
Thambi Ramaiah acted in every film; Abhinaya acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Veeram (2014), director Siva wanted a fresh face for the female lead. Abhinaya was cast opposite Thambi Ramaiah's character, not the hero — making this a rare instance where a senior comedian got a full romantic track with a young lead actress.
- In Kuttram 23 (2017), Thambi Ramaiah played a retired cop and Abhinaya played his daughter. Their scenes together had zero comedy — he was stern, she was vulnerable. It was the only film where they shared a serious, emotional father-daughter bond with no punchlines.
- Abhinaya has said in interviews that Thambi Ramaiah would personally rehearse dialogue delivery with her before every shot in Vizhithiru (2017), even though he wasn't required to. He treated her like a junior artiste he was mentoring, not a co-star.
- Their pairing in Veeram (2014) was so well-received that director Siva reused the same formula — a senior comedian paired with a young actress for a romantic subplot — in his next film Vedhalam (2015), but with different actors.
3 films across 1 decade
- Kuttram 23
- Vizhithiru
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 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 45 films behind them; Abhinaya had 7. After Vizhithiru, Thambi Ramaiah kept going for 42 more films; Abhinaya stepped back.
Before Veeram, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 45 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Saattai (2012).
After Vizhithiru, Thambi Ramaiah went on to appear in 42 more films, including Sembi (2022) and Kick (2023).
Before Veeram, Abhinaya had starred in 7 films, including Naadodigal (2009) and Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013).
After Vizhithiru, Abhinaya went on to appear in 8 more films, including Gaami (2024) and Vidya Vasula Aham (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thambi Ramaiah & Abhinaya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vidharth is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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