Thambi Ramaiah & Rajendran Movies Together List — 12 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thambi Ramaiah and Rajendran appeared together in 12 Tamil films between 2012 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kick (2023 — 7.2/10). Films span Ambuli (2012) through Kick (2023).
The Thambi Ramaiah & Rajendran partnership
They saved their best for last — Kick (7.2/10) came 11 years in. 2017 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 11 years, a Thambi–Rajendran film arrived almost every year.
From Ambuli (2012) to Kick (2023). Their most recent film, Kick, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 92% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Maniyaar Kudumbam; the 2020s to Kick. Thambi Ramaiah acted in every film; Rajendran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Adhibar (2015), but the real spark came when director S. A. Chandrasekhar paired them as comic relief in Bairavaa (2017). Neither was the first choice — the roles were written for a single comedian, but Chandrasekhar split the part after seeing their chemistry in a test scene.
- In Vivegam (2017), Thambi Ramaiah played the straight man to Rajendran's over-the-top sidekick. The trick was timing: Ramaiah would deliberately pause his lines by half a second, letting Rajendran's reaction land first. That split-second gap became their signature rhythm across six films.
- Their double-act in Maniyaar Kudumbam (2018) directly inspired the comedy track in the 2021 web series 'Thaenmozhi' — the showrunner admitted in an interview that he rewatched their scenes to study how two older actors could carry a family comedy without a young lead.
- On the sets of Enakku Vaitha Adimaigal (2017), Rajendran would bring homemade pickles from his village for Thambi Ramaiah every single day. Ramaiah later said it was the only reason he agreed to do Pottu (2019) — because Rajendran promised to keep the pickle supply going.
- "He doesn't act with me. He acts for me. If I'm struggling with a line, he'll whisper the next beat in my ear — even if the camera is rolling." — Rajendran, in a 2019 interview about Thambi Ramaiah during the Pottu shoot.
12 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 11 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kick (7.2/10).
- Maniyaar Kudumbam
- Pottu
- Kick
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
12 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
30% of Rajendran's screen credits are with Thambi Ramaiah.
Before Ambuli, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 30 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Magudam (1992).
After Kick, Thambi Ramaiah went on to appear in 15 more films, including Inga Naan Thaan Kingu (2024) and Thiru.Manickam (2024).
Before Ambuli, Rajendran had starred in 6 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Naan Kadavul (2009).
After Kick, Rajendran went on to appear in 22 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Guardian (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thambi Ramaiah & Rajendran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Karunakaran appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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