Ajith Kumar & Thambi Ramaiah Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ajith Kumar and Thambi Ramaiah appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2014 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Viswasam (2019 — 6.9/10). Films span Veeram (2014) through Viswasam (2019).
The Ajith Kumar & Thambi Ramaiah partnership
Between 2014 and 2019, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. They saved their best for last — Viswasam (6.9/10) came 5 years in. From Veeram (2014) to Viswasam (2019).
It started with Veeram (2014).
The shape of the work
Ajith Kumar acted in every film; Thambi Ramaiah acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In Viswasam (2019), Thambi Ramaiah's character 'Kali' delivers the line 'Enna koduma sir idhu?' — it became an instant meme template across Tamil social media, still used for any absurd situation.
- Ajith once told a press meet that Thambi Ramaiah is 'the only actor who can make me laugh even when I'm in full serious mode' — this was during the Veeram (2014) promotions.
- Their fourth film together, Viswasam (2019), collected over ₹100 crore at the worldwide box office — the highest-grossing film in Ajith's career at that point, and Thambi Ramaiah's most commercially successful outing.
- After Vivegam (2017) underperformed critically, Ajith specifically asked director Siva to bring Thambi Ramaiah back for Viswasam (2019) — that film revived Ajith's mass-market streak and became a Pongal blockbuster.
- In Vedhalam (2015), Thambi Ramaiah's comic timing in the 'Kadhal Aasai' song sequence — where he tries to teach Ajith how to flirt — is still replayed on Tamil TV comedy shows as a masterclass in physical comedy.
- Thambi Ramaiah said in an interview: 'Ajith sir never treats me like a side actor. On the sets of Veeram, he would sit with me between shots and discuss the scene like we were equals.'
4 films across 1 decade
- Viswasam
- Vedhalam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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
After Viswasam, Thambi Ramaiah kept going for 28 more films; Ajith Kumar stepped back. By the time of Veeram, both already had careers — Ajith Kumar with 52 films, Thambi Ramaiah with 45.
Before Veeram, Ajith Kumar had starred in 52 films, including Mankatha (2011) and Billa (2007).
After Viswasam, Ajith Kumar went on to appear in 5 more films, including Thunivu (2023) and Valimai (2023).
Before Veeram, Thambi Ramaiah had starred in 45 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Saattai (2012).
After Viswasam, Thambi Ramaiah went on to appear in 28 more films, including Sembi (2022) and Kick (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ajith Kumar & Thambi Ramaiah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Appukutty is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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