Reemma Sen & Mayilsamy Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Reemma Sen and Mayilsamy appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2003 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rendu (2006 — 6.8/10). Films span Dhool (2003) through Rendu (2006).
The Reemma Sen & Mayilsamy partnership
From Dhool (2003) to Rendu (2006). The played out closed with Rendu in 2006. It started with Dhool (2003).
The shape of the work
Reemma Sen acted in every film; Mayilsamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Reemma Sen was cast opposite Mayilsamy in 'Dhool' (2003) only after the director, Dharani, saw her in a Telugu film and decided she had the right mix of glamour and grit to bounce off Mayilsamy's raw energy. Mayilsamy himself pushed for her, saying she'd bring a fresh dynamic to the action-comedy.
- In 'Thimiru' (2006), Mayilsamy's deadpan comic timing forced Reemma Sen to sharpen her reactions — she later said in an interview that he'd deliberately pause mid-dialogue to make her improvise, and that's why their banter feels so natural.
- Their pairing in 'Rendu' (2006) directly inspired the trend of casting a glamorous heroine opposite a comedian-turned-lead in Tamil action films — a formula that later films like 'Soodhu Kavvum' and 'Jigarthanda' would borrow from.
- During the shoot of 'Dhool', Mayilsamy would bring homemade snacks from his village for the entire crew every Friday — Reemma Sen later revealed that he insisted she try his mother's murukku, and they'd share tea breaks discussing their childhoods in small towns.
- Reemma Sen once said about Mayilsamy: 'He made me laugh so hard between takes that the director would yell at us. But that laughter is exactly what you see on screen — we were genuinely having fun.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Rendu
- Dhool
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Rendu, Mayilsamy kept going for 90 more films; Reemma Sen stepped back.
Before Dhool, Reemma Sen had starred in 9 films, including Chitram (2000) and Manasantha Nuvve (2001).
After Rendu, Reemma Sen went on to appear in 7 more films, including Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 (2012) and Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).
Before Dhool, Mayilsamy had starred in 17 films, including Vedham (2001) and Mugam (1999).
After Rendu, Mayilsamy went on to appear in 90 more films, including Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) and Server Sundaram (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Reemma Sen & Mayilsamy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manoj K. Jayan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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