Thambi Ramaiah & R. Parthiban Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thambi Ramaiah and R. Parthiban appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2012 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga (2017 — 7.5/10). Films span Ambuli (2012) through Mupparimanam (2017).
The Thambi Ramaiah & R. Parthiban partnership
Between 2012 and 2017, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. They saved their best for last — Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga (7.5/10) came 5 years in. From Ambuli (2012) to Mupparimanam (2017).
Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Ambuli (2012).
The shape of the work
R. Parthiban actor in some, director in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Parthiban didn't just cast Thambi Ramaiah in Ambuli (2012) — he wrote the role of 'Karikalan' specifically for him after watching his comic timing in a stage play. Thambi later said Parthiban called him at 2 AM to narrate the character.
- On the set of Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga (2017), Parthiban would deliberately mess up his lines in the first take to make Thambi Ramaiah laugh — and then use that spontaneous reaction in the final cut. Thambi called it 'the only director who weaponized my laughter.'
- Between Ambuli and their next film, Parthiban and Thambi Ramaiah didn't speak for nearly three years. Reason: a misunderstanding over a missed phone call during a family emergency. They patched up only when Parthiban showed up at Thambi's house unannounced with a box of sweets.
- Thambi Ramaiah once said: 'Parthiban sir doesn't direct actors — he breaks them down and builds them back. After Ambuli, I felt like I had learned acting all over again.'
- The father-son dynamic they created in Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga (2017) directly inspired the casting of a real-life father-son duo in a 2022 web series — the producers specifically asked for 'that Parthiban-Thambi vibe.'
4 films across 1 decade
- Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga
- Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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
After Mupparimanam, Thambi Ramaiah kept going for 42 more films; R. Parthiban stepped back. By the time of Ambuli, both already had careers — Thambi Ramaiah with 30 films, R. Parthiban with 53.
Before Ambuli, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 30 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Magudam (1992).
After Mupparimanam, Thambi Ramaiah went on to appear in 42 more films, including Sembi (2022) and Kick (2023).
Before Ambuli, R. Parthiban had starred in 53 films, including Kakkai Siraginilae (2000) and Aayirathil Oruvan (2010).
After Mupparimanam, R. Parthiban went on to appear in 19 more films, including Otha Seruppu Size 7 (2019) and Otha Seruppu Size 7 (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thambi Ramaiah & R. Parthiban's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Arya is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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