Thambi Ramaiah & Mahima Nambiar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thambi Ramaiah and Mahima Nambiar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2012 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Saattai (2012 — 8.1/10). Films span Saattai (2012) through Kuttram 23 (2017).
The Thambi Ramaiah & Mahima Nambiar partnership
From Saattai (2012) to Kuttram 23 (2017). Saattai is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Saattai (2012).
The shape of the work
Thambi Ramaiah acted in every film; Mahima Nambiar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Mahima Nambiar was a newcomer when Thambi Ramaiah handpicked her for Saattai (2012). He saw her in a short film and insisted she was the right fit — the director originally wanted a more established face.
- In Saattai, Thambi Ramaiah played a strict father. Mahima Nambiar later said he deliberately kept a distance from her on set for the first two weeks — to make their on-screen tension feel real. She didn't realize it was a method trick until the director told her.
- After Kuttram 23 (2017), they stopped working together. But Mahima Nambiar still calls Thambi Ramaiah 'Thambi sir' and says he's the only co-star who ever gave her acting notes before a scene — no one else bothered.
- Thambi Ramaiah once told a magazine: 'Mahima doesn't act — she reacts. That's rare. In Saattai, I just had to look at her and she'd give me the exact emotion I needed.'
- Their first film Saattai (2012) became a cult hit among school teachers in Tamil Nadu. It sparked a small wave of films about the education system — including the 2015 film 'Uttama Villain' which directly referenced Saattai's central conflict in one scene.
3 films across 1 decade
- Saattai
- Kuttram 23
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 30 films behind them; Mahima Nambiar had 0. After Kuttram 23, Thambi Ramaiah kept going for 42 more films; Mahima Nambiar stepped back.
Before Saattai, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 30 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Magudam (1992).
After Kuttram 23, Thambi Ramaiah went on to appear in 42 more films, including Sembi (2022) and Kick (2023).
Saattai was Mahima Nambiar's acting debut.
After Kuttram 23, Mahima Nambiar went on to appear in 13 more films, including 800 (2023) and Asura Guru (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thambi Ramaiah & Mahima Nambiar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Thambi Ramaiah & Mahima Nambiar's films together
