G. Marimuthu & Kaali Venkat Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
G. Marimuthu and Kaali Venkat appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kodi (2016 — 6.5/10). Films span Kodi (2016) through Thatrom Thookrom (2020).
The G. Marimuthu & Kaali Venkat partnership
From Kodi (2016) to Thatrom Thookrom (2020). It started with Kodi (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Kodi; the 2020s to Thatrom Thookrom. G. Marimuthu acted in every film; Kaali Venkat acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kaali Venkat was the one who brought G. Marimuthu into Kodi. Marimuthu was a theatre veteran but new to films. Venkat insisted the director cast him as the sidekick — and that role became Marimuthu's breakout.
- In Enakku Vaitha Adimaigal (2017), Marimuthu wrote most of their shared dialogue. Kaali Venkat would then improvise the punchlines. The director said the final script was 60% Venkat's rewrites.
- Thatrom Thookrom (2020) was a surprise hit — it ran 100 days in B and C centres. That film directly led to Kaali Venkat getting his first lead role in a comedy thriller the next year. Marimuthu co-wrote that one too.
- They never rehearsed together. Before every scene, they'd sit silently for two minutes, then just start. Marimuthu said it was their 'tuning ritual' — no words, just eye contact.
- Kaali Venkat once said in an interview: 'Marimuthu is the only actor who can make me forget my lines — because I'm too busy laughing at his timing.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
- Kodi
- Enakku Vaitha Adimaigal
- Thatrom Thookrom
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Thatrom Thookrom, Kaali Venkat kept going for 49 more films; G. Marimuthu stepped back.
Before Kodi, G. Marimuthu had starred in 4 films, including Yuddham Sei (2011) and Aarohanam (2012).
After Thatrom Thookrom, G. Marimuthu went on to appear in 30 more films, including Red Sandal Wood (2023) and Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (2021).
Before Kodi, Kaali Venkat had starred in 20 films, including Mouna Guru (2011) and Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014).
After Thatrom Thookrom, Kaali Venkat went on to appear in 49 more films, including Kurangu Pedal (2024) and Sarpatta Parambarai (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of G. Marimuthu & Kaali Venkat's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Badava Gopi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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