Samuthirakani & D. Imman Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Samuthirakani and D. Imman appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 2015 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rajini Murugan (2016 — 8.7/10). Films span Paayum Puli (2015) through Udanpirappe (2021).
The Samuthirakani & D. Imman partnership
Between 2015 and 2021, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Samuthirakani–D. film arrived almost every year. One film towers over the rest: Rajini Murugan at 8.7/10.
From Paayum Puli (2015) to Udanpirappe (2021). Rajini Murugan is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Rajini Murugan; the 2020s to Udanpirappe. Samuthirakani acted in every film; D. Imman scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 6 films together, anchored by Rajini Murugan (8.7/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Rajini Murugan
- Namma Veettu Pillai
- Udanpirappe
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Samuthirakani had 17 films behind them; D. Imman had 49. After Udanpirappe, Samuthirakani kept going for 44 more films; D. Imman stepped back.
Before Paayum Puli, Samuthirakani had starred in 17 films, including Saattai (2012) and Naadodigal (2009).
After Udanpirappe, Samuthirakani went on to appear in 44 more films, including Vimanam (2023) and Macherla Niyojakavargam (2022).
Before Paayum Puli, D. Imman had starred in 49 films, including Poikkal Kudhirai (1983) and Kayal (2014).
After Udanpirappe, D. Imman went on to appear in 14 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Poikkal Kudhirai (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Samuthirakani & D. Imman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Soori is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 7 films. Soori appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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