Livingston & Ramesh Khanna Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Livingston and Ramesh Khanna appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2003 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aasai Aasaiyai (2003 — 4.5/10). Films span Aasai Aasaiyai (2003) through Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017).
The Livingston & Ramesh Khanna partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2017. From Aasai Aasaiyai (2003) to Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017).
It started with Aasai Aasaiyai (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Aasai Aasaiyai; the 2010s to Jeyikkira Kuthira. Livingston acted in every film; Ramesh Khanna acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Livingston and Ramesh Khanna first worked together in 'Aasai Aasaiyai' (2003) because Ramesh Khanna, then a popular TV anchor, was handpicked by director S. A. Chandrasekhar to play a key role — but it was Livingston who convinced the team to let Ramesh improvise his lines, which changed the film's comic tone.
- In 'Military' (2003), Livingston played the straight-laced hero while Ramesh Khanna played the comic sidekick. On set, Livingston would deliberately flub his lines in rehearsals just to make Ramesh crack up, and Ramesh would then use those real laughs in the final take — a trick they repeated in all three films.
- Livingston and Ramesh Khanna were close friends off-screen, but they had a strict rule: never discuss politics on set. Ramesh was a vocal supporter of a political party, while Livingston stayed neutral — they avoided the topic entirely to keep the shoot fun.
- Their 2017 film 'Jeyikkira Kuthira' was the last time they acted together. It was also the film that introduced a young comedian named 'KPY Bala' to mainstream Tamil cinema — Bala later credited Livingston and Ramesh's on-set banter for teaching him how to time a punchline.
- Ramesh Khanna once said in an interview: 'Livingston is the only co-star who would pause mid-scene to check if I was okay with the dialogue. He treated me like a director, not just an actor.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Aasai Aasaiyai
- Military0
- Jeyikkira Kuthira0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Jeyikkira Kuthira, Livingston kept going for 30 more films; Ramesh Khanna stepped back. By the time of Aasai Aasaiyai, both already had careers — Livingston with 33 films, Ramesh Khanna with 27.
Before Aasai Aasaiyai, Livingston had starred in 33 films, including Virumbugiren (2002) and Unnai Kann Theduthey (2000).
After Jeyikkira Kuthira, Livingston went on to appear in 30 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Taanakkaran (2022).
Before Aasai Aasaiyai, Ramesh Khanna had starred in 27 films, including Thodarum (1999) and Kunguma Pottu Gounder (2001).
After Jeyikkira Kuthira, Ramesh Khanna went on to appear in 7 more films, including Kanne Kalaimaane (2019) and Aval Peyar Rajni (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Livingston & Ramesh Khanna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mayilsamy is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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