Sakthi Chidambaram & Ravi Mariya Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sakthi Chidambaram and Ravi Mariya appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2008 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Charlie Chaplin 2 (2019 — 5.5/10). Films span Sandai (2008) through Charlie Chaplin 2 (2019).
The Sakthi Chidambaram & Ravi Mariya partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017). They didn't share a set between 2008 and 2017. From Sandai (2008) to Charlie Chaplin 2 (2019).
It started with Sandai (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Sandai; the 2010s to Charlie Chaplin 2. Sakthi Chidambaram directed every film; Ravi Mariya acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sakthi Chidambaram cast Ravi Mariya as the villain in Sandai (2008) after seeing him in a small role in a TV serial. Ravi was so nervous on the first day that Sakthi had to pause the shoot and calm him down with a cup of tea.
- On the sets of Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017), Sakthi realized Ravi Mariya was better at comedy than action. So he rewrote the climax that night — turning Ravi's character from a straight villain into a bumbling sidekick. That switch saved the film's second half.
- Charlie Chaplin 2 (2019) was the only hit in this pair's filmography. Its success directly led to Sakthi Chidambaram casting Ravi Mariya again in his next project — a web series that never got made because of the pandemic.
- Ravi Mariya once said in an interview that Sakthi Chidambaram is the only director who lets him improvise dialogue on set. For Charlie Chaplin 2, Ravi ad-libbed the entire 'phone booth' scene — Sakthi kept the camera rolling and used the first take.
- "Sakthi sir doesn't give you a script. He gives you a situation and says 'act like your mother-in-law just walked in.' That's why I love working with him." — Ravi Mariya, in a 2019 behind-the-scenes video for Charlie Chaplin 2.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- Sandai
- Charlie Chaplin 2
- Jeyikkira Kuthira0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Charlie Chaplin 2, Ravi Mariya kept going for 18 more films; Sakthi Chidambaram stepped back.
Before Sandai, Sakthi Chidambaram had directed 9 films, including Viyabari (2007) and Englishkaran (2005).
After Charlie Chaplin 2, Sakthi Chidambaram went on to direct 3 more films, including Rajathanthiram: The Piano (2023) and Pei Mama (2021).
Before Sandai, Ravi Mariya had starred in 6 films, including Veyil (2006) and New (2004).
After Charlie Chaplin 2, Ravi Mariya went on to appear in 18 more films, including Naan Sirithal (2020) and Idiot (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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