Ramesh Thilak & Nelson Venkatesan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ramesh Thilak and Nelson Venkatesan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2016 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oru Naal Koothu (2016 — 6.5/10). Films span Oru Naal Koothu (2016) through DNA (2025).
The Ramesh Thilak & Nelson Venkatesan partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for DNA (2025). They didn't share a set between 2016 and 2025. From Oru Naal Koothu (2016) to DNA (2025).
Their most recent film, DNA, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. It started with Oru Naal Koothu (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Oru Naal Koothu; the 2020s to DNA. Ramesh Thilak acted in every film; Nelson Venkatesan directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
- Oru Naal Koothu
- DNA
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Oru Naal Koothu, Ramesh Thilak had starred in 9 films, including Kaaka Muttai (2015) and Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
After DNA, Ramesh Thilak went on to appear in 2 more films, including Con City (2026) and Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026).
Oru Naal Koothu was Nelson Venkatesan's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ramesh Thilak & Nelson Venkatesan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Karunakaran is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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