M. S. Bhaskar & Ramesh Khanna Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Bhaskar and Ramesh Khanna appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2003 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kedi (2006 — 7.5/10). Films span Military (2003) through Pei Mama (2021).
The M. S. Bhaskar & Ramesh Khanna partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Military (2003) to Pei Mama (2021). Kedi is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Military (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Kedi; the 2020s to Pei Mama. M. S. Bhaskar acted in every film; Ramesh Khanna acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For 'Military' (2003), director R. K. Selvamani cast M. S. Bhaskar and Ramesh Khanna as a comedy duo after seeing them separately in stage plays. Bhaskar later said they were thrown together on set and told to 'just make it work' — no rehearsal, no script for their scenes.
- In 'Vaigai Express' (2017), Ramesh Khanna wrote the dialogues and M. S. Bhaskar improvised most of his lines on the spot. Khanna admitted in an interview that Bhaskar's ad-libs were so sharp he had to rewrite the next day's scenes to match his energy.
- M. S. Bhaskar and Ramesh Khanna were close friends off-screen for over two decades. They would often travel together to shoots in Ramesh's old car, and Bhaskar once said they 'finished each other's sentences even when the camera wasn't rolling.'
- Ramesh Khanna once said about Bhaskar: 'He can make you laugh with just a pause. I wrote the words, but he gave them a heartbeat.' — from a 2018 interview with a Tamil weekly.
- Their comic track in 'Military' (2003) was so popular that it directly inspired a wave of 'sidekick comedy duos' in early 2000s Tamil cinema — most notably the pairing of Vivek and others in similar buddy roles. Directors started specifically writing double-act parts because of their success.
5 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 2 films together, anchored by Kedi (7.5/10).
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.3/10.
- Kedi
- Military0
- Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam
- Vaigai Express
- Pei Mama
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Pei Mama, M. S. Bhaskar kept going for 31 more films; Ramesh Khanna stepped back.
Before Military, M. S. Bhaskar had starred in 4 films, including University (2002) and Thamizh (2002).
After Pei Mama, M. S. Bhaskar went on to appear in 31 more films, including Taanakkaran (2022) and Red Sandal Wood (2023).
Before Military, Ramesh Khanna had starred in 27 films, including Thodarum (1999) and Kunguma Pottu Gounder (2001).
After Pei Mama, Ramesh Khanna went on to appear in 3 more films, including Aval Peyar Rajni (2023) and D Block (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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