Ramki & Kushboo Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ramki and Kushboo appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1994 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Irattai Roja (1996 — 4.8/10). Films span Vanaja Girija (1994) through Kalyana Vaibhogam (1997).
The Ramki & Kushboo partnership
Between 1994 and 1997, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 3 years. From Vanaja Girija (1994) to Kalyana Vaibhogam (1997). The spanned closed with Kalyana Vaibhogam in 1997.
It started with Vanaja Girija (1994).
The shape of the work
Ramki acted in every film; Kushboo acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ramki and Kushboo first paired up in Vanaja Girija (1994) only because the original heroine walked out last minute. Kushboo stepped in as a favour to the producer, and the unexpected combo became a hit.
- In Irattai Roja (1996), Kushboo played a double role — one sweet, one scheming. Ramki later said she switched between the two so fast on set that he kept forgetting which sister he was acting opposite, and that forced him to stay alert in every scene.
- Their film Thaali Pudhusu (1997) directly inspired the 2001 Telugu remake 'Thaali Pudutha', launching a whole new set of actors in Telugu. Without this Ramki-Kushboo original, that remake doesn't happen.
- During the shoot of Enakkoru Magan Pirappan (1996), Kushboo would bring homemade biryani for the entire crew every Friday. Ramki always sat next to her and they'd argue about who made better biryani — his mother or hers.
- Ramki once told a magazine: 'Kushboo is the only co-star who made me forget my lines. She'd look at me a certain way, and I'd just stand there like a fool.' He said this in a 1997 interview for Kalyana Vaibhogam's release.
5 films across 1 decade
- Irattai Roja
- Enakkoru Magan Pirappan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Vanaja Girija, both already had careers — Ramki with 29 films, Kushboo with 44.
Before Vanaja Girija, Ramki had starred in 29 films, including Athma (1993) and Vetri Padigal (1991).
After Kalyana Vaibhogam, Ramki went on to appear in 27 more films, including Journalist (2021) and Lucky Baskhar (2024).
Before Vanaja Girija, Kushboo had starred in 44 films, including Nadigan (1990) and En Kitta Mothathey (1990).
After Kalyana Vaibhogam, Kushboo went on to appear in 39 more films, including Thulli Thirindha Kaalam (1998) and Periyar (2007).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ramki & Kushboo's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Venniradai Moorthy is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. Venniradai Moorthy appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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