Thambi Ramaiah is an Indian film actor and director, who works in the Tamil film industry. He directed the Vadivelu

Vadivelu

Vadivelu , often referred to as Vadivel, is a Tamil film actor,comedian and playback singer. Since 2000, he has acted as a comedian in various Tamil films. During his career, Vadivelu has won several Filmfare Awards and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards...

-starrer Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan

Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan

Indralohathil Na Azhagappan is a periodical comedy film directed by Thambi Ramiah, who directs his second feature film after Manuneethi. After the success of Vadivelu's debut film as the protagonist in Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi, Ramiah signed him up for the project.Apart from Vadivelu, the rest...

; his performance in Mynaa

Mynaa

The film score and soundtrack for Mynaa was composed by D. Imman. The album consists of 5 tracks, featuring lyrics penned by Yugabharathi and Eknaath. The songs, especially the title track, had become very popular, while the album was widely considered Imman's finest work yet.-Awards:...

, won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual award that was first given in 1968. The actors to have won the most awards in this category include Nana Patekar, Atul Kulkarni, and Pankaj Kapoor, each have received two....

. Ramaiah has also been working occasionally as a lyricist.

Production

He actually came to cinema to write lyrics and compose music. Unexpectedly he became a director. He directed Manu Needhi which had Murali in the lead role and also Vadivelu starrer Indralogathil Na Azhagappan. Now he will be directing a new film titled Oru Koodai Mutham which has new faces, he has written all the songs and also worked as a co music composer in this film. He did a small role with Goundamani in the Sathyaraj starrer Malabar Police. Though he did character roles in Kodambakkam, Oram Po and Vetrivel Sakthivel, he did not get the expected. So he thought that acting is not suitable for him and he patiently waited. Myna has now changed his life. This film is a turning point.

As actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1999	Malabar Police
2001	Manu Needhi	broker
2004	Jore
2005	Vetrivel Sakthivel Vetrivel Sakthivel Vetrivel Sakthivel is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2005....
2006	Kodambakkam Kodambakkam (film) Kodambakkam is a Tamil film directed by Jagan.The star of the film Nandha made his debut in the film Mounam Pesiyadhe as Surya Sivakumar's friend. The film received many awards including best debut actor for Nandha...
	Vathiyar Vathiyar Vathiyar is a Tamil film directed by A. Venkatesh. Arjun and Mallika Kapoor star in this film released on Diwali 2006.-Plot:Dorai is a do-gooder don. But a police force led by ACP Easwara Pandian and his sidekick are after him. However, the poor need him as he is a Good Samaritan running an...
	Sillunu Oru Kadhal
	Thalaimagan Thalaimagan Thalaimagan is a 2006 Tamil film starring Sarath Kumar, Nayanthara, Seema Biswas, Vadivelu, Mukesh Tiwari and Vijayakumar. The film was a huge failure and received a lot of negative criticism.-Plot:...
	Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi is a 2006 Tamil historical comedy film directed by Chimbudeven. The film stars Vadivelu in his first lead role alongside Monica, Tejashree, Manorama, Nassar and Nagesh. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Sabesh-Murali. The film was produced and distributed...
	Kovai Brothers Kovai Brothers Kovai Brothers is a 2006 Tamil language comedy film released in India. The film stars Tamil comedians Sathyaraj, Sibiraj, Vadivelu, Uma, Kovai Sarala and Namitha.-Plot:...
2007	Oram Po
	Maa Madurai
	Thottal Poo Malarum Thottal Poo Malarum Thottal Poo Malarum is a 2007 Tamil romance film written and directed by P. Vasu, starring his son Sakthi Vasu and Gowri Munjal, two newcomers, in lead roles, whilst Rajkiran, Suganya, Nassar, Vadivelu and Santhanam essayed supporting roles. Music is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja...
2008	Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan Indralohathil Na Azhagappan is a periodical comedy film directed by Thambi Ramiah, who directs his second feature film after Manuneethi. After the success of Vadivelu's debut film as the protagonist in Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi, Ramiah signed him up for the project.Apart from Vadivelu, the rest...	Chithraguptan	Also director
	Theekuchi	Kurangu Ramasamy
	Kee.Mu
2009	Odipolama Odipolama Odipolama is a 2009 Indian Tamil romantic film directed by Kanmani, starring newcomer, Parimal and Sandhya in the lead roles, whilst, Kota Srinivasa Rao plays a pivotal role...
	Guru En Aalu Guru En Aalu -External links:* at oneindia.in...
2010	Mynaa Mynaa The film score and soundtrack for Mynaa was composed by D. Imman. The album consists of 5 tracks, featuring lyrics penned by Yugabharathi and Eknaath. The songs, especially the title track, had become very popular, while the album was widely considered Imman's finest work yet.-Awards:...	Ramaiah	Winner, National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual award that was first given in 1968. The actors to have won the most awards in this category include Nana Patekar, Atul Kulkarni, and Pankaj Kapoor, each have received two.... Winner, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor The Vijay for Best Supporting Actor is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tamil
	Mandhira Punnagai	Manmadhan Naidu
2011	Nanjupuram Nanjupuram Nanjupuram is a Tamil fantasy thriller film directed by Charles, starring Raaghav, Monica and Thambi Ramiah in the lead roles. The film, which features music scored by Raaghav himself, is produced by his wife Preetha...
	Vaagai Sooda Vaa Vaagai Sooda Vaa Vaagai Sooda Vaa is a 2011 Tamil romantic comedy drama film directed by A. Sarkunam, directing his second film after Kalavani. It features Vimal and newcomer Iniya in the lead roles, with K. Bhagyaraj, Ponvannan and Thambi Ramaiah playing supporting roles. The film is a period piece set in the...
	Venghai
	Kazhugu Kazhugu (2011 film) The soundtrack of Kazhugu was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, a close friend of Krishna. It features five tracks, which were sung Yuvan Shankar Raja himself, his brother Karthik Raja and noted folk music artists Pushpavanam Kuppusamy and Velmurugan among others. The lyrics were penned by Na....		Filming
	Aayiram Vilakku Aayiram Vilakku Aayiram Vilakku is a 2011 Indian Tamil action film directed by S.P.Hosimin, in his second venture, starring Sathyaraj and Shanthnoo in the lead roles, whilst, Sana Khan and Suman play pivotal roles. The film, produced by HMI Pictures and scored by Srikanth Deva, was released on 23 September, 2011...
	Rajapattai		Filming
	Vettai Vettai Vettai is an upcoming Indian Tamil action film written and directed by N. Linguswamy, that stars Madhavan, Arya, Sameera Reddy and Amala Paul in the lead roles. The film revolves around two brothers settled in Thoothukudi, with the elder one working as a police officer...		Filming
	Aanamalai Kandhan		filming
	Arjunan Kadhali Arjunan Kadhali Arjunan Kadhali is an upcoming Tamil language film. It stars Jai in the lead role with Poorna. The film is currently in its production stage....		filming
	Osthi Osthi Osthe is an upcoming Tamil action film directed by S. Dharani, starring Silambarasan. A remake of the 2010 blockbuster Hindi film Dabangg, directed by Abhinav Singh Kashyap and written by Dileep Shukla, it will feature Githan Ramesh, Richa Gangopadhyay, Sonu Sood, reprising his role from the...		Filming
	Mannaru		Filming
	Kumki Kumki Kumki is the local name for captive, trained Indian elephants. These are used mostly for taming and training of newly captured wild elephants and also to lead away wild elephants that stray in to human settlements....		Filming
	Saattai		Filming
	Kalla Sirippazhaga		filming
2012	Thiruvambadi Thampan Thiruvambadi Thampan Thiruvambadi Thampan is an upcoming Malayalam film starring Jayaram and Sneha in lead roles, directed by Padmakumar and written by S. Suresh Babu. It also marks debut movie of Tamil actors, Thambi Ramaiah and Kishore in Malayalam. It also has Kalabhavan Mani, Nedumudi Venu, Suraj Venjaramoodu and...		Filming Debut in Malayalam

As director

Year	Film	Notes
2001	Manu Needhi
2008	Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan Indralohathil Na Azhagappan is a periodical comedy film directed by Thambi Ramiah, who directs his second feature film after Manuneethi. After the success of Vadivelu's debut film as the protagonist in Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi, Ramiah signed him up for the project.Apart from Vadivelu, the rest...

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