Ramki & Chinni Jayanth Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-16 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ramki and Chinni Jayanth appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1987 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mayabazar (1995 — 7.5/10). Films span Chinna Poove Mella Pesu (1987) through Enakkoru Magan Pirappan (1996).
The Ramki & Chinni Jayanth partnership
They saved their best for last — Mayabazar (7.5/10) came 8 years in. From Chinna Poove Mella Pesu (1987) to Enakkoru Magan Pirappan (1996). The spanned closed with Enakkoru Magan Pirappan in 1996.
Mayabazar is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Chinna Poove Mella Pesu (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Poovizhi Raja; the 1990s to Mayabazar. Ramki acted in every film; Chinni Jayanth acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Director K. S. Ravikumar cast Ramki and Chinni Jayanth together in Poovizhi Raja (1988) because he wanted a fresh comic duo — Chinni Jayanth was a stage mimic with zero film experience, and Ramki was a newcomer. Ravikumar bet the film's comic track on two unknowns.
- In Mayabazar (1995), Chinni Jayanth's rapid-fire one-liners forced Ramki to slow down his delivery. Ramki later said he had to learn to pause and react, because Chinni Jayanth's timing was so precise that rushing would kill the joke.
- During the shoot of Irattai Roja (1996), Ramki and Chinni Jayanth shared a room in a budget lodge in Kodaikanal for 40 days. They cooked their own meals because the unit couldn't afford a cook. Chinni Jayanth still calls Ramki 'my mess partner' in interviews.
- The success of their comic track in Mayabazar (1995) directly led to director K. S. Ravikumar casting them again in Irattai Roja (1996) — but that film's failure ended their on-screen pairing for good. No director tried to reunite them after 1996.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.0/10.
The 1990s brought 3 films together, anchored by Mayabazar (7.5/10).
- Poovizhi Raja
- Chinna Poove Mella Pesu
- Mayabazar
- Irattai Roja
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Chinna Poove Mella Pesu, Ramki had starred in 1 film, including Thodi Ragam (1983).
After Enakkoru Magan Pirappan, Ramki went on to appear in 35 more films, including Journalist (2021) and Lucky Baskhar (2024).
Before Chinna Poove Mella Pesu, Chinni Jayanth had starred in 5 films, including Muthal Vasantham (1986) and Kai Kodukkum Kai (1984).
After Enakkoru Magan Pirappan, Chinni Jayanth went on to appear in 36 more films, including Boat (2024) and Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ramki & Chinni Jayanth's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Pandu is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. Pandu appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead. Ilayaraja scored 3 of them.
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