Nizhalgal Ravi & Ramesh Khanna Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nizhalgal Ravi and Ramesh Khanna appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1999 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gajendra (2004 — 5.8/10). Films span Jodi (1999) through Attagasam (2004).
The Nizhalgal Ravi & Ramesh Khanna partnership
Between 1999 and 2004, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 5 years. For 5 years, a Nizhalgal–Ramesh film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Gajendra (5.8/10) came 5 years in.
From Jodi (1999) to Attagasam (2004). The spanned closed with Attagasam in 2004.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Jodi; the 2000s to Gajendra. Nizhalgal Ravi acted in every film; Ramesh Khanna acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ramesh Khanna was a popular TV comedian before Jodi (1999). Nizhalgal Ravi, already a respected character actor, specifically asked the director to cast Khanna as his on-screen sidekick. That film gave Khanna his first major break in cinema.
- In Military (2003), Ravi played the stern, silent father figure. Khanna played the comic relief son. Their scenes worked because Ravi would deliberately pause his dialogue delivery, giving Khanna space to land a punchline — a rhythm they perfected over three films.
- They never hung out outside sets. But on every film, Ravi would personally drive Khanna home after pack-up. Khanna later said in an interview that Ravi never once let him take an auto or bus back, even if the shoot ended at 3 AM.
- Ramesh Khanna once said: 'Nizhalgal Ravi is the only co-star who would correct my Tamil diction on set without making me feel small. He'd whisper the right word between takes, then act like nothing happened.'
- Their third film Gajendra (2004) was the first Tamil movie to feature a then-unknown comedian named Santhanam in a supporting role. Santhanam later credited Ravi and Khanna's on-screen rapport for making him comfortable enough to improvise his lines.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.1/10.
- Jodi
- Gajendra
- Attagasam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 5 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, Nizhalgal Ravi had 94 films behind them; Ramesh Khanna had 4. After Attagasam, Nizhalgal Ravi kept going for 72 more films; Ramesh Khanna stepped back.
Before Jodi, Nizhalgal Ravi had starred in 94 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Indian (1996).
After Attagasam, Nizhalgal Ravi went on to appear in 72 more films, including Ratsasan (2018) and Andhadhi (2015).
Before Jodi, Ramesh Khanna had starred in 4 films, including Aan Paavam (1985) and Kadhal Mannan (1998).
After Attagasam, Ramesh Khanna went on to appear in 25 more films, including Kanne Kalaimaane (2019) and Vattaram (2006).
Collaboration Journey
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