Ravi Mariya & Mayilsamy Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ravi Mariya and Mayilsamy appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2017 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Idiot (2022 — 7.6/10). Films span Hara Hara Mahadevaki (2017) through Tamil Kudimagan (2023).
The Ravi Mariya & Mayilsamy partnership
Between 2017 and 2023, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Ravi–Mayilsamy film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Idiot (7.6/10) came 5 years in.
From Hara Hara Mahadevaki (2017) to Tamil Kudimagan (2023). Their most recent film, Tamil Kudimagan, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Hara Hara Mahadevaki; the 2020s to Idiot. Ravi Mariya acted in every film; Mayilsamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Mayilsamy was a regular comedian in small roles when Ravi Mariya cast him as a lead in 'Hara Hara Mahadevaki' (2017). That film was Mayilsamy's first-ever hero role — Ravi Mariya took a chance on a side actor nobody had trusted with a full film before.
- In 'Gurkha' (2019), Ravi Mariya wrote the comedy track specifically around Mayilsamy's deadpan delivery. Mayilsamy would deliberately pause mid-sentence to let the awkwardness build — Ravi Mariya then cut the scenes to hold those silences longer than usual. That rhythm became the film's signature laugh.
- The success of 'Idiot' (2022) — their fourth collaboration — directly led to Mayilsamy getting offered lead roles in three other films the same year. Before that, no producer saw him as a solo hero. Ravi Mariya's faith in him changed how the industry viewed Mayilsamy's range.
- On every single shoot, Ravi Mariya and Mayilsamy would share a single cup of tea before the first take — no exceptions. Even if the location had no tea shop, someone was sent to get it. Mayilsamy once said it was their 'good luck ritual' that started on day one of 'Hara Hara Mahadevaki' and never broke.
- Mayilsamy told a local YouTube channel in 2023: 'Ravi Mariya is the only director who lets me act like myself. Other directors want me to be a clown. He wants me to be a man who happens to be funny.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Idiot (7.6/10).
- Hara Hara Mahadevaki
- Gurkha
- Idiot
- Tamil Kudimagan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 6 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, Ravi Mariya had 26 films behind them; Mayilsamy had 84.
Before Hara Hara Mahadevaki, Ravi Mariya had starred in 26 films, including Veyil (2006) and New (2004).
After Tamil Kudimagan, Ravi Mariya went on to appear in 5 more films, including Laila (2025) and Desingu Raja 2 (2025).
Before Hara Hara Mahadevaki, Mayilsamy had starred in 84 films, including Maasi (2012) and Jayam (2003).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ravi Mariya & Mayilsamy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Manobala appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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