Thambi Ramaiah & Arvind Swamy Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thambi Ramaiah and Arvind Swamy appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2015 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thani Oruvan (2015 — 7.8/10). Films span Thani Oruvan (2015) through Thalaivii (2021).
The Thambi Ramaiah & Arvind Swamy partnership
From Thani Oruvan (2015) to Thalaivii (2021). Thani Oruvan is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Thani Oruvan (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Thani Oruvan; the 2020s to Thalaivii. Thambi Ramaiah acted in every film; Arvind Swamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Thani Oruvan (7.8/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.7/10.
- Thani Oruvan
- Vanangamudi0
- Thalaivii
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 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; Arvind Swamy had 17. After Thalaivii, Thambi Ramaiah kept going for 20 more films; Arvind Swamy stepped back.
Before Thani Oruvan, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 62 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Saattai (2012).
After Thalaivii, Thambi Ramaiah went on to appear in 20 more films, including Sembi (2022) and Kick (2023).
Before Thani Oruvan, Arvind Swamy had starred in 17 films, including Bombay (1995) and Indira (1995).
After Thalaivii, Arvind Swamy went on to appear in 5 more films, including Meiyazhagan (2024) and Tanvi the Great (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thambi Ramaiah & Arvind Swamy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ganesh Venkatraman is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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