Thambi Ramaiah & Vikram Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thambi Ramaiah and Vikram appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2011 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thaandavam (2012 — 6.1/10). Films span Rajapattai (2011) through Iru Mugan (2016).
The Thambi Ramaiah & Vikram partnership
From Rajapattai (2011) to Iru Mugan (2016). It started with Rajapattai (2011).
The shape of the work
Thambi Ramaiah acted in every film; Vikram acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vikram personally called Thambi Ramaiah to play the comedy sidekick in Rajapattai (2011) after seeing his work in TV serials. Thambi was hesitant — he thought a big star like Vikram wouldn't give him space to perform. Vikram told him, 'Just be yourself, I'll adjust to you.'
- In Thaandavam (2012), Thambi Ramaiah improvised an entire 3-minute monologue about a missing goat during a chase scene. Vikram, known for his intense prep, stopped mid-shot and told the director, 'Keep rolling, let him finish.' That unscripted bit became the film's most shared comedy clip on YouTube.
- The success of their comic timing in Rajapattai directly led to Thambi Ramaiah being cast as the lead in the 2013 hit 'Soodhu Kavvum' — a dark comedy that launched a whole new wave of indie Tamil films. Vikram had recommended him to the director Nalan Kumarasamy after seeing his dailies.
3 films across 1 decade
- Thaandavam
- Iru Mugan
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
After Iru Mugan, Thambi Ramaiah kept going for 61 more films; Vikram stepped back. By the time of Rajapattai, both already had careers — Thambi Ramaiah with 25 films, Vikram with 41.
Before Rajapattai, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 25 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Magudam (1992).
After Iru Mugan, Thambi Ramaiah went on to appear in 61 more films, including Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga (2017) and Sembi (2022).
Before Rajapattai, Vikram had starred in 41 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Anniyan (2005).
After Iru Mugan, Vikram went on to appear in 10 more films, including Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022) and Mahaan (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thambi Ramaiah & Vikram's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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