Thambi Ramaiah & Radha Ravi Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thambi Ramaiah and Radha Ravi appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 2015 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (2015 — 6.5/10). Films span Sandamarutham (2015) through Con City (2026).
The Thambi Ramaiah & Radha Ravi partnership
2021 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. From Sandamarutham (2015) to Con City (2026). For 11 years, a Thambi–Radha film arrived almost every year.
Their most recent film, Con City, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active. It started with Sandamarutham (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to En Vazhi Thani Vazhi ; the 2020s to Rudra Thandavam. Thambi Ramaiah acted in every film; Radha Ravi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (2015) because director Sanjay Bharathi needed two actors who could play bitter rivals without any dialogue overlap — Thambi Ramaiah's stammering delivery and Radha Ravi's booming voice created a natural tension that wasn't in the script.
- In Sangili Bungili Kathava Thorae (2017), Radha Ravi deliberately slowed his usual rapid-fire dialogue pace by half so Thambi Ramaiah's comedic timing could land. Thambi later told a behind-the-scenes crew that Radha Ravi would whisper 'wait for my pause' before every take.
- Their pairing in Veera (2018) — where Thambi played a cowardly sidekick to Radha Ravi's ruthless villain — directly inspired director Sarjun to cast them as father-son in Maniyaar Kudumbam (2018). That film became a sleeper hit and launched child actor Ashwanth Ashokkumar, who played Thambi's son.
- During the shoot of Rudra Thandavam (2021), Radha Ravi would personally drive Thambi Ramaiah home every night because Thambi's car had broken down and he refused to take public transport in his costume. They never told the production team.
- Thambi Ramaiah said about Radha Ravi during a 2018 press meet for Veera: 'He doesn't act with you. He acts at you. I had to duck real spit in one scene. That's why our fights look real — because I'm actually scared of him.'
10 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- En Vazhi Thani Vazhi
- Maniyaar Kudumbam
- Rudra Thandavam
- Thalaivii
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 11 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 62 films behind them; Radha Ravi had 116.
Before Sandamarutham, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 62 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Saattai (2012).
Before Sandamarutham, Radha Ravi had starred in 116 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Samuthirakani appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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