Kushboo & V. K. Ramasamy Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kushboo and V. K. Ramasamy appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1989 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mannan (1992 — 5.6/10). Films span Vetri Vizha (1989) through Kalyana Vaibhogam (1997).
The Kushboo & V. K. Ramasamy partnership
From Vetri Vizha (1989) to Kalyana Vaibhogam (1997). The unfolded closed with Kalyana Vaibhogam in 1997. It started with Vetri Vizha (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Varusham Padhinaaru; the 1990s to Mannan. Kushboo acted in every film; V. K. Ramasamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kushboo was the bigger star when they first paired up for Vetri Vizha (1989). V. K. Ramasamy was a character actor in his 40s. The director, N. S. Rajkumar, bet on an odd couple — and the film became a hit.
- In Varusham Padhinaaru (1989), V. K. Ramasamy played a strict father opposite Kushboo's rebellious daughter. Their scenes worked because he stayed stone-faced while she did all the emotional heavy lifting — he set the wall, she broke it down.
- Kushboo and V. K. Ramasamy never acted together after Kalyana Vaibhogam (1997). She quit acting soon after, and he passed away in 2002. No reunion, no public falling out — just a clean break after three films.
- Kalyana Vaibhogam (1997) was the last film V. K. Ramasamy acted in before his health declined. Kushboo's presence in that film gave it a nostalgic pull — it was the only time they played a married couple on screen.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.6/10.
- Varusham Padhinaaru
- Vetri Vizha
- Mannan
- Kalyana Vaibhogam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Kushboo had 5 films behind them; V. K. Ramasamy had 100. After Kalyana Vaibhogam, Kushboo kept going for 38 more films; V. K. Ramasamy stepped back.
Before Vetri Vizha, Kushboo had starred in 5 films, including Meri Jung (1985) and Dharmathin Thalaivan (1988).
After Kalyana Vaibhogam, Kushboo went on to appear in 38 more films, including Thulli Thirindha Kaalam (1998) and Periyar (2007).
Before Vetri Vizha, V. K. Ramasamy had starred in 100 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Pattanathil Bhootham (1967).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kushboo & V. K. Ramasamy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 3 of their 4 films. Ilayaraja scored 3 of them.
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