Thambi Ramaiah & Karthik Raja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thambi Ramaiah and Karthik Raja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2007 and 2017. Films span Maa Madurai (2007) through Vaaraayo Vennilaave (2017).
The Thambi Ramaiah & Karthik Raja partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Vaaraayo Vennilaave (2017). They didn't share a set between 2007 and 2017. From Maa Madurai (2007) to Vaaraayo Vennilaave (2017).
It started with Maa Madurai (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Maa Madurai; the 2010s to Vaaraayo Vennilaave. Thambi Ramaiah acted in every film; Karthik Raja scored all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Maa Madurai0
- Vaaraayo Vennilaave0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
After Vaaraayo Vennilaave, Thambi Ramaiah kept going for 42 more films; Karthik Raja stepped back. By the time of Maa Madurai, both already had careers — Thambi Ramaiah with 14 films, Karthik Raja with 21.
Before Maa Madurai, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 14 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Magudam (1992).
After Vaaraayo Vennilaave, Thambi Ramaiah went on to appear in 42 more films, including Sembi (2022) and Kick (2023).
Before Maa Madurai, Karthik Raja had starred in 21 films, including Mercury Pookkal (2006) and Neranja Manasu (2004).
After Vaaraayo Vennilaave, Karthik Raja went on to appear in 7 more films, including Chithambaram Railwaygate (2021) and Web (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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