Santosh Sivan & Rajinikanth Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santosh Sivan and Rajinikanth appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1991 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Darbar (2020 — 6.2/10). Films span Thalapathi (1991) through Darbar (2020).
The Santosh Sivan & Rajinikanth partnership
After 29 years apart, they came back together for Darbar (2020). They didn't share a set between 1991 and 2020. From Thalapathi (1991) to Darbar (2020).
It started with Thalapathi (1991).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Thalapathi; the 2020s to Darbar. Santosh Sivan shot every film; Rajinikanth acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
- Thalapathi
- Darbar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 29 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Santosh Sivan's screen credits are with Rajinikanth. When they first worked together, Santosh Sivan had 1 films behind them; Rajinikanth had 112.
Before Thalapathi, Santosh Sivan had starred in 1 film, including Mashaal (1984).
After Darbar, Santosh Sivan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Mumbaikar (2023) and Batwara 1947 (2026).
Before Thalapathi, Rajinikanth had starred in 112 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Darbar, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 6 more films, including Jailer (2023) and Vettaiyan (2024).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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